Bless the
Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very
great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
02 Who coverest thyself with light as with a
garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a
curtain:
03 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the
waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who
walketh upon the wings of the wind:
04 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a
flaming fire:
05 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it
should not be removed for ever.
06 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a
garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
07 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy
thunder they hasted away.
08 They go up by the mountains; they go down by
the valleys unto the place which thou hast
founded for them.
09 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.
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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.
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