1 | Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty, |
2 | who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent, |
3 | who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind, |
4 | who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers. |
5 | Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken. |
6 | Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
7 | At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight. |
8 | The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them. |
9 | Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. |
10 | Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills, |
11 | they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst. |
12 | By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches. |
13 | From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work. |
14 | Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth, |
15 | and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart. |
16 | The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted. |
17 | In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. |
18 | The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers. |
19 | Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. |
20 | Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth. |
21 | The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. |
22 | When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens. |
23 | Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening. |
24 | O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures. |
25 | Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great. |
26 | There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it. |
27 | These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season. |
28 | When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things. |
29 | When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust. |
30 | When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground. |
31 | May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works, |
32 | who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! |
33 | I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. |
34 | May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. |
35 | Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD! |