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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 the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor 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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Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch 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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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 He makes winds his messengers,flames of fire his servants.
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Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
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You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
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 as with 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 voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned 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 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they 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 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
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He sends the springs into the valleys, They flow among the hills.
11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the 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 of the sky nest by the waters; 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 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
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He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:
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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 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their 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 trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He 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; The stork has her home 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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The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
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He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.
20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
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You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
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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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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Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the 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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O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions--
25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— 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 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.
27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
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These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.
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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What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
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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You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die 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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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 rejoice in his works—
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May the glory of the Lord endure forever; May the Lord 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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He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they 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 praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
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May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad 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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May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
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