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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 stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
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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 layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon 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 maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
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4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
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5 [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.
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5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
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6 Thou coveredst 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 voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
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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 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which thou hast founded 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 hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to 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 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among 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 shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] 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 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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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 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of 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 [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth 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 full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath 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 Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir-trees [are] her house.
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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 hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies.
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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 He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
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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: in which all the beasts of the forest do 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 after their prey, and seek 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 The sun ariseth, they collect, and lay themselves 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 goeth 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 riches.
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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 [So is] this great and wide sea, in which [are] creeping animals innumerable, both small and great beasts.
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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: [there is] that leviathan, [which] thou hast made to play therein.
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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 wait all upon thee; that thou mayest 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 [That which] thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
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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 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: 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 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
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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 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall 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 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, 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 my 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 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad 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 out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye 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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