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¹ My whole being, praise the Lord.
    Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with glory and majesty;
² you wear light like a robe.
You stretch out the skies like a tent.
³ You build your room above the clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot,
    and you ride on the wings of the wind.
⁴ You make the winds your messengers,
    and flames of fire are your servants.

⁵ You built the earth on its foundations
    so it can never be moved.
⁶ You covered the earth with oceans;
    the water was above the mountains.
⁷ But at your command, the water rushed away.
    When you thundered your orders, it hurried away.
⁸ The mountains rose; the valleys sank.
    The water went to the places you made for it.
⁹ You set borders for the seas that they cannot cross,
    so water will never cover the earth again.

¹⁰ You make springs pour into the ravines;
    they flow between the mountains.
¹¹ They water all the wild animals;
    the wild donkeys come there to drink.
¹² Wild birds make nests by the water;
    they sing among the tree branches.
¹³ You water the mountains from above.
    The earth is full of the things you made.
¹⁴ You make the grass for cattle
    and vegetables for the people.
    You make food grow from the earth.
¹⁵ You give us wine that makes happy hearts
    and olive oil that makes our faces shine.
    You give us bread that gives us strength.
¹⁶ The Lord's trees have plenty of water;
    they are the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
¹⁷ The birds make their nests there;
    the stork's home is in the fir trees.
¹⁸ The high mountains belong to the wild goats.
    The rocks are hiding places for the badgers.

¹⁹ You made the moon to mark the seasons,
    and the sun always knows when to set.
²⁰ You make it dark, and it becomes night.
    Then all the wild animals creep around.
²¹ The lions roar as they attack.
    They look to God for food.
²² When the sun rises, they leave
    and go back to their dens to lie down.
²³ Then people go to work
    and work until evening.

²⁴ Lord, you have made many things;
    with your wisdom you made them all.
    The earth is full of your riches.
²⁵ Look at the sea, so big and wide,
    with creatures large and small that cannot be counted.
²⁶ Ships travel over the ocean,
    and there is the sea monster Leviathan,
    which you made to play there.

²⁷ All these things depend on you
    to give them their food at the right time.
²⁸ When you give it to them,
    they gather it up.
When you open your hand,
    they are filled with good food.
²⁹ When you turn away from them,
    they become frightened.
When you take away their breath,
    they die and turn to dust.
³⁰ When you breathe on them,
    they are created,
    and you make the land new again.

³¹ May the glory of the Lord be forever.
    May the Lord enjoy what he has made.
³² He just looks at the earth, and it shakes.
    He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

³³ I will sing to the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
³⁴ May my thoughts please him;
    I am happy in the Lord.
³⁵ Let sinners be destroyed from the earth,
    and let the wicked live no longer.

My whole being, praise the Lord.
    Praise the Lord.