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[1]Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour:
[2]who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
[3]Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.
[4]Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.
[5]Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.
[6]The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.
[7]At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall be alarmed.
[8]They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them.
[9]Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth.
[10]He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.
[11]They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst.
[12]By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.
[13]He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
[14]He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;
[15]and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart.
[16]The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
[17]There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.
[18]The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, and the rock for the rabbits.
[19]He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
[20]Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
[21]even young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.
[22]The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.
[23]Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening.
[24]How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation.
[25]So is this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.
[26]There go the ships; and this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it.
[27]All wait upon thee, to give them their food in due season.
[28]When thou hast given it them, they will gather it; and when thou hast opened thine hand, they shall all be filled with good.
[29]But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.
[30]Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
[31]Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
[32]who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
[33]I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.
[34]Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.
[35]Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
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