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Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
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The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
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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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He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
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He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
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You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
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they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
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You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
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He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
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They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.