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1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
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1 Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
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2 who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
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2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
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3 who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind,
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3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
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4 who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.
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4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
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5 Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.
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5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
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6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
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7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
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8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
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8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
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9 Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
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9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
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10 Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,
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10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
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11 they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
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11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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12 By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.
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12 The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
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13 From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
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13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
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14 Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth,
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14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-- bringing forth food from the earth:
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15 and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart.
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15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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16 The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
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16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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17 In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
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17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees.
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18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
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18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys.
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19 Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
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19 The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
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20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
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20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
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21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
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21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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22 When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens.
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22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
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23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
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23 Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening.
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24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures.
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24 How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
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25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great.
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25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small.
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26 There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.
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26 There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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27 These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.
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27 These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
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28 When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
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28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
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29 When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
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29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
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30 When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground.
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30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
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31 May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works,
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31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works--
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32 who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
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32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
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33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
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35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!
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35 But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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