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1 Let all that I am praise the LORD . O LORD my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor 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 You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;
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You wear light like a robe; you open the skies like a curtain.
3 you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon 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 The winds are your messengers; flames of fire are your servants.
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You make the winds your messengers; you make fire and flame your ministers.
5 You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.
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You established the earth on its foundations so that it will never ever fall.
6 You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even 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 At your command, the water fled; at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.
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But at your rebuke they ran away; they fled in fear at the sound of your thunder.
8 Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed.
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They flowed over the mountains, streaming down the valleys to the place you established for them.
9 Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.
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You set a boundary they cannot cross so they'll never again cover the earth.
10 You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains.
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You put gushing springs into dry riverbeds. They flow between the mountains,
11 They provide water for all the animals, and 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 nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees.
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Overhead, the birds in the sky make their home, chirping loudly in the trees.
13 You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
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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 You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce 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 to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin, and bread to give them strength.
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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 cared for— 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, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.
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where the birds make their nests, where the stork has a home in the cypresses.
18 High in the mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.
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The high mountains belong to the mountain goats; the ridges are the refuge of badgers.
19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.
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God made the moon for the seasons, and the sun too, which knows when to set.
20 You send the darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals prowl about.
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You bring on the darkness and it is night, when every forest animal prowls.
21 Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God.
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The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
22 At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest.
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When the sun rises, they gather together and lie down in their dens.
23 Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening.
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Then people go off to their work, to do their work until evening.
24 O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have 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 Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, 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 See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea.
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There go the ships on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it!
27 They all depend on you to give them food as they need it.
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All your creations wait for you to give them their food on time.
28 When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied.
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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 But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to 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 give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth.
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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 continue forever! The LORD takes pleasure in all he has made!
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Let the LORD's glory last forever! Let the LORD rejoice in all he has made!
32 The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains smoke at his touch.
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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 as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath!
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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 all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD .
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Let my praise be pleasing to him; I'm rejoicing in the LORD!
35 Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; let the wicked disappear forever. Let all that I am praise the LORD . 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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