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¹ (103-1) <For David himself.> Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:² (103-2) And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:³ (103-3) Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.⁴ (103-4) Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.⁵ (103-5) Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.⁶ (103-6) The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.⁷ (103-7) At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.⁸ (103-8) The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.⁹ (103-9) Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.

¹⁰ (103-10) Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.¹¹ (103-11) All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.¹² (103-12) Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.¹³ (103-13) Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:¹⁴ (103-14) Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:¹⁵ (103-15) And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.¹⁶ (103-16) The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:¹⁷ (103-17) There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.¹⁸ (103-18) The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.

¹⁹ (103-19) He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.²⁰ (103-20) Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:²¹ (103-21) The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.²² (103-22) The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.²³ (103-23) Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.²⁴ (103-24) How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.²⁵ (103-25) So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.²⁶ (103-26) There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.²⁷ (103-27) All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.²⁸ (103-28) What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.²⁹ (103-29) But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.³⁰ (103-30) Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

³¹ (103-31) May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.³² (103-32) He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he troubleth the mountains, and they smoke.³³ (103-33) I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.³⁴ (103-34) Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.³⁵ (103-35) Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.