GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Praise the LORD, my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 You cover yourself with light as though it were a robe. You stretch out the heavens as though they were curtains.
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Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
3 You lay the beams of your home in the water. You use the clouds for your chariot. You move on the wings of the wind.
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He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,
4 You make your angels winds and your servants flames of fire.
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Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
5 You set the earth on its foundations so that it can never be shaken.
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You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
6 You covered the earth with an ocean as though it were a robe. Water 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 and fled because of your threat. Water ran away at the sound of your thunder.
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At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
8 The mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place you appointed for them.
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They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.
9 Water cannot cross the boundary you set and cannot come back to cover the earth.
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You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth.
10 You make water gush from springs into valleys. It flows between the mountains.
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He sends the springs into the valleys, They flow among the hills.
11 Every wild animal drinks [from them]. 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 live by the streams. They sing among the branches.
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By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.
13 You water the mountains from your home above. You fill the earth with the fruits of your labors.
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He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
14 You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.
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He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth,
15 You make wine to cheer human hearts, olive oil to make faces shine, and bread to strengthen human hearts.
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And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man's heart.
16 The LORD's trees, the cedars in Lebanon which he planted, drink their fill.
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The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Birds build their nests in them. Storks make their homes in fir trees.
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Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for badgers.
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The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He created the moon, which marks the seasons, and the sun, which knows when to set.
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He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.
20 He brings darkness, and it is nighttime, when all the wild animals in the forest come out.
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You make darkness, and it is night, In which 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 after their prey, And seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.
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When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.
23 Then people go to do their work, to do their tasks until evening.
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Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.
24 What a large number of things you have made, O LORD! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
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O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions--
25 The sea is so big and wide with countless creatures, living things both large and small.
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This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.
26 Ships sail on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it.
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There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.
27 All of them look to you to give them their food at the right time.
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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 gather it up. You open your hand, and they are filled with blessings.
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What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
29 You hide your face, and they are terrified. You take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.
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You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.
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You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever. May the LORD find joy in what he has made.
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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 smoke.
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He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD throughout my life. I will make music to praise my God as long as 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 my being.
34 May my thoughts be pleasing to him. I will find joy in the LORD.
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May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.
35 May sinners vanish from the world. May there no longer be any wicked people. Praise the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!
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May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!