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1 Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
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Let my whole being bless the LORD! LORD my God, how fantastic you are! You are clothed in glory and grandeur!
2 The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
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You wear light like a robe; you open the skies like a curtain.
3 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.
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You build your lofty house on the waters; you make the clouds your chariot, going around on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
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You make the winds your messengers; you make fire and flame your ministers.
5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
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You established the earth on its foundations so that it will never ever fall.
6 You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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You covered it with the watery deep like a piece of clothing; the waters were higher than the mountains!
7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
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But at your rebuke they ran away; they fled in fear at the sound of your thunder.
8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
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They flowed over the mountains, streaming down the valleys to the place you established for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
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You set a boundary they cannot cross so they'll never again cover the earth.
10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
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You put gushing springs into dry riverbeds. They flow between the mountains,
11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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providing water for every wild animal— the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
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Overhead, the birds in the sky make their home, chirping loudly in the trees.
13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
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From your lofty house, you water the mountains. The earth is filled full by the fruit of what you've done.
14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:
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You make grass grow for cattle; you make plants for human farming in order to get food from the ground,
15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.
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and wine, which cheers people's hearts, along with oil, which makes the face shine, and bread, which sustains the human heart.
16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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The LORD's trees are well watered— the cedars of Lebanon, which God planted,
17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
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where the birds make their nests, where the stork has a home in the cypresses.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
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The high mountains belong to the mountain goats; the ridges are the refuge of badgers.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
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God made the moon for the seasons, and the sun too, which knows when to set.
20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
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You bring on the darkness and it is night, when every forest animal prowls.
21 The 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, and they steal away; they return 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 out to their work, to their labor until evening.
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Then people go off to their work, to do their work until evening.
24 How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
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LORD, you have done so many things! You made them all so wisely! The earth is full of your creations!
25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.
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And then there's the sea, wide and deep, with its countless creatures— living things both small and large.
26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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There go the ships on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it!
27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
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All your creations wait for you to give them their food on time.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; 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 completely full!
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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But when you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
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When you let loose your breath, they are created, and you make the surface of the ground brand-new again.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—
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Let the LORD's glory last forever! Let the LORD rejoice in all he has made!
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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He has only to look at the earth, and it shakes. God just touches the mountains, and they erupt in smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to 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 praises to my God while I'm still alive.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
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Let my praise be pleasing to him; I'm rejoicing in the LORD!
35 But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.
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Let sinners be wiped clean from the earth; let the wicked be no more. But let my whole being bless the LORD! Praise the LORD!
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