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[1]Bless 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, O my soul. O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
[2]Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
[3]Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
[4]Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
[5]Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
[6]Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
[7]At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away—
[8]The mountains rose, the valleys sank down—unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
[9]Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
[10]Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
[11]They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
[12]Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
[13]Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
[14]Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
[15]And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
[16]The trees of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
[17]Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
[18]The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
[19]Who appointedst 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 food from God.
[22]The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
[23]Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
[24]How manifold are Thy works, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
[25]Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
[26]There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
[27]All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
[28]Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
[29]Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
[30]Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
[31]May the glory of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 endure for ever; let 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 rejoice in His works!
[32]Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
[33]I will sing unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
[34]Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇.
[35]Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, O my soul. Hallelujah.
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