| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, | 1My soul, praise Yahweh! LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor. |
| 2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a 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, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on 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, |
| 4Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. | 4and making the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. |
| 5You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever, | 5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. |
| 6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood 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 voice of Your thunder they hastened away. | 7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away-- |
| 8They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them. | 8mountains rose and valleys sank-- to the place You established 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 they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. |
| 10He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills. | 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. |
| 12By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches. | 12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they sing among the foliage. |
| 13He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your 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 service of man, 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 that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens 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 are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, | 16The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. |
| 17Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. | 17There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine 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 cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. |
| 19He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down. | 19He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set. |
| 20You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep 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 gather together And lie down in their dens. | 22The sun rises; they go back 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 evening. |
| 24O LORD, how manifold 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. |
| 25This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things 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 sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there. | 26There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. |
| 27These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season. | 27All of them wait for You to give them their food at the right time. |
| 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; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied 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 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 earth. | 30When You send Your breath, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD. | 34May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will 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! | 35May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah! |
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