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1 BLESS the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. | |
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: | |
3 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 maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: | |
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. | |
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. | |
7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. | |
8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. | |
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. | |
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. | |
11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. | |
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. | |
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. | |
14 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 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 hath planted; | |
17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. | |
18 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 knoweth his going down. | |
20 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 meat from God. | |
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. | |
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. | |
24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. | |
25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. | |
26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. | |
27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. | |
28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. | |
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. | |
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. | |
31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. | |
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. | |
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | |
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. | |
35 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. | |
