Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour:
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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 dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as 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 covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks 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 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.
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He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
5 Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.
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He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.
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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 shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall be alarmed.
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But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast 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 which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn 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 sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.
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He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
11 They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to 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 shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.
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The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of 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 makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man’s 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 plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
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The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.
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There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, and the rock for the rabbits.
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The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
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He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
20 Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
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You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 even young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.
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The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall 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 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening.
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Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
24 How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation.
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How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 So is this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.
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There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.
26 There go the ships; and this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it.
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There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
27 All wait upon thee, to give them their food in due season.
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All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
28 When thou hast given it them, they will gather it; and when thou hast opened thine hand, they shall all be filled with good.
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When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29 But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.
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When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
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When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
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May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—
32 who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.
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I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.
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May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
35 Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
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But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.