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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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Bless ADONAI, my soul! ADONAI, my God, you are very great; you are clothed with glory and majesty,
2 The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
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wrapped in light as with a robe. You spread out the heavens 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 laid the beams of your palace on the water. You make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
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You make winds your messengers, fiery flames your servants.
5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
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You fixed the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
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 deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
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At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away,
8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
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flowing over hills, pouring into valleys, down to the place you had fixed for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
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You determined a boundary they could not cross; they were never to cover the earth again.
10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
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You make springs gush forth in the vadis; they flow between the hills,
11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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supplying water to all the wild animals; 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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On their banks the birds of the air build their nests; among the branches they sing.
13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
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You water the mountains from your palace; the earth is satisfied with how you provide
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 grow grass for the cattle; and for people you grow the plants they need to bring forth bread from the earth,
15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.
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wine that gladdens the human heart, oil to make faces glow, and food to sustain their strength.
16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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ADONAI's trees are satisfied -the cedars of the L'vanon, which he has planted.
17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
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In them sparrows build their nests, while storks live in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
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For the wild goats there are the high mountains, while the coneys find refuge in the rocks.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
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You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun 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 darkness, and it is night, the time when all forest animals prowl.
21 The 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 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
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The sun rises, they slink away and lie down to rest in their dens;
23 Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
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while people go out to their work, laboring on till 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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What variety there is in your works, ADONAI! How many [of them there are]! In wisdom you have made them all; 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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Look at the sea, so great, so wide! It teems with countless creatures, living beings, both large and small.
26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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The ships are there, sailing to and fro; Livyatan, which you formed to play there.
27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
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All of them look to you to give them their food when they need it.
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; when you open your hand, they are well satisfied.
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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If you hide your face, they vanish; if you hold back their breath, they perish and return to their dust.
30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
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If you send out your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—
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May the glory of ADONAI last forever! May ADONAI rejoice in his works!
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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When he looks at the earth, it trembles; when he touches the mountains, they pour out 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 ADONAI as long as I live, sing praise to my God all my life.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
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May my musings be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in ADONAI.
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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May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more! Bless ADONAI, my soul! Halleluyah!
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