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1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty,
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Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 wrapped in light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a tent,
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The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
3 you set the beams of your chambers on the waters, you make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind,
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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.
4 you make the winds your messengers, fire and flame your ministers.
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He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
5 You set the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never be shaken.
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He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
6 You cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At your rebuke they flee; at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.
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But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
8 They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys to the place that you appointed for them.
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they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
9 You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
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You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,
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He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
11 giving drink to every wild animal; the wild asses quench their thirst.
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They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By the streams the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.
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The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
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He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth,
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He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:
15 and wine to gladden the human heart, oil to make the face shine, and bread to strengthen the human heart.
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wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, 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 In them the birds build their nests; the stork has its home in the fir trees.
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There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.
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The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
19 You have made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
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He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
20 You make darkness, and it is night, when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.
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You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
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The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they withdraw 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 People go out to their work and to their labor until the evening.
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Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
24 O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have 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.
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