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New International Version NIV
16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
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There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
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The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
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He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
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You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
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The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
23 Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
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Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
24 How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of 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 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— 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 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.