Verse 1
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
Verse 2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Verse 3
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Verse 4
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Verse 5
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Verse 6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Verse 7
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Verse 8
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
Verse 9
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Verse 10
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
Verse 11
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
Verse 12
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
Verse 13
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Verse 14
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Verse 15
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
Verse 16
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
Verse 17
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Verse 18
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Verse 19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Verse 20
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
Verse 21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Verse 22
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
Verse 23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Verse 24
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Verse 25
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Verse 26
There go the shi: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Verse 27
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Verse 28
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Verse 29
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Verse 30
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Verse 31
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
Verse 32
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
Verse 33
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Verse 34
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Verse 35
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.