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1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art 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 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
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The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
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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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 Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
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He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
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He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; 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 thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
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But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
8 (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded 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 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
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You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
10 He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
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He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; 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 them the birds of the heavens 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.
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