Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 My soul, praise the Lord! Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
2 He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy,
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covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
3 laying the beams of His palace on the waters [above], making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,
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He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;
4 and making the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
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he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.
5 He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
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He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
6 You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away-
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At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.
8 mountains rose and valleys sank- to the place You established for them.
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The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.
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You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
10 He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
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You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills;
11 They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky live beside [the springs]; they sing among the foliage.
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Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor.
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From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
14 He causes grass to grow for the livestock and [provides] crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,
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You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth
15 wine that makes man's heart glad- making his face shine with oil- and bread that sustains man's heart.
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and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
16 The trees of the Lord flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.
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The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees.
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In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
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He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir.
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You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
22 The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.
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When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.
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Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 How countless are Your works, Lord! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
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O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number- living things both large and small.
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Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great.
26 There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there.
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There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.
27 All of them wait for You to give them their food at the right time.
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These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 When You give it to them, they gather it; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
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When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
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When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 When You send Your breath, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
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When you send forth 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 rejoice in His works.
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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 pour out smoke.
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who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
33 I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.
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I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the Lord.
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May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. My soul, praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
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Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
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