New King James Version NKJV
King James Version KJV
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,
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Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2 Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
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Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
3 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,
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Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
4 Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
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Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
5 You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
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Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.
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Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
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At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.
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They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth.
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Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 He sends the springs into the valleys, They flow among the hills.
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He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.
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By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
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He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 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,
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He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
15 And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man's heart.
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And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
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The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.
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Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
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The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.
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He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
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The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22 When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.
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The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.
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Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions--
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O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.
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So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.
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There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.
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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
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That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.
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Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest 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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The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.
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He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
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I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.
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My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
35 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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Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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