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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: |
[1]Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on. |
| [2]who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain. |
[2]Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain, |
| [3]Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind. |
[3]Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind, |
| [4]Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire. |
[4]Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire. |
| [5]Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever. |
[5]He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever. |
| [6]The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills. |
[6]The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand. |
| [7]At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall be alarmed. |
[7]From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away. |
| [8]They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them. |
[8]They go up hills -- they go down valleys, Unto a place 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. |
[9]A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth. |
| [10]He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains. |
[10]Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on. |
| [11]They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst. |
[11]They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst. |
| [12]By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks. |
[12]By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice. |
| [13]He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works. |
[13]Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied. |
| [14]He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth; |
[14]Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth, |
| [15]and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart. |
[15]And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth. |
| [16]The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted. |
[16]Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted, |
| [17]There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. |
[17]Where birds do make nests, The stork -- the firs [are] her house. |
| [18]The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, and the rock for the rabbits. |
[18]The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies, |
| [19]He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down. |
[19]He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance. |
| [20]Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad: |
[20]Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep. |
| [21]even young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God. |
[21]The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food. |
| [22]The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens. |
[22]The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch. |
| [23]Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening. |
[23]Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service -- till evening. |
| [24]How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation. |
[24]How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions. |
| [25]So is this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great. |
[25]This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things -- innumerable, Living creatures -- small with great. |
| [26]There go the ships; and this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it. |
[26]There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it. |
| [27]All wait upon thee, to give them their food in due season. |
[27]All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its 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. |
[28]Thou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they [are] satisfied [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. |
[29]Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back. |
| [30]Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. |
[30]Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground. |
| [31]Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works; |
[31]The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works, |
| [32]who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke. |
[32]Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke. |
| [33]I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist. |
[33]I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist. |
| [34]Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord. |
[34]Sweet is my meditation on Him, I -- I do rejoice in Jehovah. |
| [35]Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. |
[35]Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah! |