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

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

2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

2covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.

3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

3He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;

4Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

4he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.

5You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,

5He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

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

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

7At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

7At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.

8They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.

8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.

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

9You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

10He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills.

10You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills;

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

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

12By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.

12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.

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

13From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

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

14You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth

15And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

15and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart.

16The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

16The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.

17In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.

18The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

19He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.

19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.

20You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.

20You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about.

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

21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

22When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

22When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.

23Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.

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

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

24O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

25This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.

25Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great.

26There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.

26There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.

27These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.

27These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.

28What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

29You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

29When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

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

30When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

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

31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works,

32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.

32who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they 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 as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD.

34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

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

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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