GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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23 Then people go to do their work, to do their tasks until evening.
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Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
24 What a large number of things you have made, O LORD! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
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How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 The sea is so big and wide with countless creatures, living things both large and small.
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There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.
26 Ships sail on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it.
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There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
27 All of them look to you to give them their food at the right time.
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All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
28 You give it to them, and they gather it up. You open your hand, and they are filled with blessings.
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When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29 You hide your face, and they are terrified. You take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.
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When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
30 You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.
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When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever. May the LORD find joy in what he has made.
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May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD throughout my life. I will make music to praise my God as long as I live.
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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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