Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord, my God, how great you are! You are clothed with majesty and glory;
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Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
2 you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent
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He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
3 and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind.
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He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
4 You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants.
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He makes his messengers winds; His servants flames of fire.
5 You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.
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He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.
6 You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains.
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You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
7 When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.
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At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
8 They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them.
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The mountains rose, The valleys sank down, To the place which you had assigned to them.
9 You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again.
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You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don't turn again to cover the earth.
10 You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills.
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He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
11 They provide water for the wild animals; there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 In the trees near by, the birds make their nests and sing.
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The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.
13 From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.
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He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
14 You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops
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He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth:
15 and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.
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Wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengthens man's heart.
16 The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain - the Lord's own trees, which he planted.
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Yahweh's trees are well watered, The cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
17 There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees.
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Where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees.
18 The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set.
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He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
20 You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.
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You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.
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The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens.
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The sun rises, and they steal away, And lay down in their dens.
23 Then people go out to do their work and keep working until evening.
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Man goes forth to his work, To his labor until the evening.
24 Lord, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.
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Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
25 There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike.
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There is the sea, great and wide, In which are innumerable living things, Both small and great animals.
26 The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made.
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There the ships go, And leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
27 All of them depend on you to give them food when they need it.
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These all wait for you, That you may give them their food in due season.
28 You give it to them, and they eat it; you provide food, and they are satisfied.
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You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
29 When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came.
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You hide your face: they are troubled; You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
30 But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth.
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You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord be happy with what he has made!
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Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh 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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He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God.
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I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.
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Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
35 May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord!
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Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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