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Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. |
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He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, |
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laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. |
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He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. |
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He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. |
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You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
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At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— |
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the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— |
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You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth. |
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He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. |
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They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
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The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. |
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He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. |
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He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: |
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wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. |
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The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, |
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where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. |
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The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. |
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He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set. |
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You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl. |
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The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. |
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The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens. |
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Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening. |
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How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. |
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Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. |
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There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. |
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All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. |
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When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things. |
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When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. |
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When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. |
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May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. |
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He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder. |
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I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. |
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May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD. |
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May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah! |
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