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¹ BLESS the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great: thou art clothed with honour and majesty.² Thou coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain,³ Who layest the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds his chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind,⁴ Who makest his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire,⁵ Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.⁶ Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.⁷ At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.⁸ The mountains ascend, the valleys descend to the place which thou hast founded for them.⁹ Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over, to cover the earth.

¹⁰ Thou hast sent the springs to the valleys, which run among the hills.¹¹ They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.¹² By them the fowls of the heaven have their habitation; from among the hills they sing.¹³ He waters the hills from his chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.¹⁴ He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,¹⁵ And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens mans heart.¹⁶ The trees of the LORD are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;¹⁷ There the birds make their nests; as for the stork, her house is in the cypress.¹⁸ The high mountains are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rocks a refuge for the conies.

¹⁹ He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.²⁰ He makes darkness and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.²¹ The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.²² The sun rises; they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.²³ Man goes forth to his work and to his labour until the evening.²⁴ O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.²⁵ Behold this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, creatures both small and great.²⁶ On it sail the ships; there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.²⁷ These wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give them their food in due season.²⁸ With what thou givest them they are filled; thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied.²⁹ Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.³⁰ Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.

³¹ The glory of the LORD endures for ever; the LORD shall rejoice in his works.³² He looks on the earth, and it trembles; he rebukes the hills, and they smoke.³³ I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.³⁴ Let my praise be acceptable to him; I will be glad in the LORD.³⁵ Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.