1 | Bless
the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with
honour and majesty. |
2 | Who
coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens
like a curtain: |
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: |
4 |
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming
fire:
Heb 1:7
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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 hasted away. |
8
| They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the
place which thou hast founded for them. |
9 | Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that
they turn not again to cover the earth. |
10 | He sendeth the springs into 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 shall the fowls
of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. |
13 | He watereth the hills from his
chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. |
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; |
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. |
16 | The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon,
which he hath planted; |
17 |
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her
house. |
18 | The high hills
are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. |
19 | He appointed the moon for seasons: the
sun knoweth his going down. |
20
| Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the
forest do creep forth. |
21 |
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. |
22 | The sun ariseth, they
gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. |
23 | Man goeth forth unto 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 | So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping
innumerable, both small and great beasts. |
26 | There go 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 meat in due
season. |
28 | That thou
givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with
good. |
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 shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. |
32 | He looketh on the earth, and
it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. |
33 | I will sing unto the LORD as long as I
live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. |
34 | My meditation of him shall be sweet: I
will be glad in the LORD. |
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. |