New American Standard Bible 1995

Holman Christian Standard Bible

1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

1My soul, praise Yahweh! LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor.

2Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

2He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy,

3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;

3laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,

4He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers.

4and making the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

5He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.

5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away--

8The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.

8mountains rose and valleys sank-- to the place You established for them.

9You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.

9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.

10He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains;

10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; They lift up their voices among the branches.

12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they sing among the foliage.

13He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

13He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor.

14He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,

15And wine which makes man's heart glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And food which sustains man's heart.

15wine that makes man's heart glad-- making his face shine with oil-- and bread that sustains man's heart.

16The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

16The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.

17Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.

17There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.

19He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.

19He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set.

20You appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.

20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir.

21The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.

21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens.

22The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.

23Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening.

23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.

24O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.

24How countless are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

25There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great.

25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small.

26There the ships move along, And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

26There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there.

27They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.

27All of them wait for You to give them their food at the right time.

28You give to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

28When You give it to them, they gather it; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

29You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their spirit, they expire And return to their dust.

29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

30You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.

30When You send Your breath, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

31Let the glory of the LORD endure forever; Let the LORD be glad in His works;

31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.

33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.

34Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.

34May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the LORD.

35Let sinners be consumed from the earth And let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD!

35May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah!

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