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| [1]My soul, praise thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glory and honor. |
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| [2]Which covereth himself with light as with a garment , and spreadeth the heavens like a curtain. |
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| [3]Which layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. |
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| [4]Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers. |
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| [5]He set the earth upon her foundations, so that it shall never move. |
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| [6]Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters would stand above the mountains. |
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| [7]But at thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they haste away. |
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| [8]And the mountains ascend , and the valleys descend to the place which thou hast established for them. |
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| [9]But thou hast set them a bound, which they shall not pass: they shall not return to cover the earth. |
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| [10]He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run between the mountains. |
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| [11]They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field, and the wild asses shall quench their thirst. |
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| [12]By these springs shall the fouls of the heaven dwell, and sing among the branches. |
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| [13]He watereth the mountains from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. |
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| [14]He causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the use of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth, |
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| [15]And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth man's heart. |
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| [16]The high trees are satisfied, even the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted, |
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| [17]That the birds may make their nests there: the stork dwelleth in the fir trees. |
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| [18]The high mountains are for the goats: the rocks are a refuge for the conies. |
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| [19]He appointed the moon for certain seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. |
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| [20]Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth. |
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| [21]The lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat at God. |
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| [22]When the sun riseth, they retire, and couch in their dens. |
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| [23]Then goeth man forth to his work, and to his labor until the evening. |
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| [24]O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. |
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| [25]So is this sea great and wide: for therein are things creeping innumerable, both small beasts and great. |
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| [26]There go the ships, yea, that Leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. |
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| [27]All these wait upon thee, that thou mayest give them food in due season. |
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| [28]Thou givest it to them, and they gather it: thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good things. |
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| [29]But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. |
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| [30]Again if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth. |
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| [31]Glory be to the Lord forever: let the Lord rejoice in his works. |
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| [32]He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. |
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| [33]I will sing unto the Lord all my life: I will praise my God, while I live. |
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| [34]Let my words be acceptable unto him: I will rejoice in the Lord. |
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| [35]Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soul, praise thou the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. |
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