^{1 Ref} Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

^{2 Ref} You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:

^{3 Ref} The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:

^{4 Ref} He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.

^{5 Ref} He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

^{6 Ref} Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;

^{7 Ref} At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;

^{8 Ref} The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.

^{9 Ref} You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.

^{10 Ref} You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.

^{11 Ref} They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.

^{12 Ref} The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.

^{13 Ref} He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.

^{14 Ref} He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;

^{15 Ref} And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

^{16 Ref} The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;

^{17 Ref} Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.

^{18 Ref} The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.

^{19 Ref} He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.

^{20 Ref} When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.

^{21 Ref} The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.

^{22 Ref} The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.

^{23 Ref} Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.

^{24 Ref} O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

^{25 Ref} There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.

^{26 Ref} There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.

^{27 Ref} All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.

^{28 Ref} They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.

^{29 Ref} If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.

^{30 Ref} If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.

^{31 Ref} Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:

^{32 Ref} At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.

^{33 Ref} I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.

^{34 Ref} Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.

^{35 Ref} Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.

^{1 Ref} Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

^{2 Ref} Covering himself `with' light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

^{3 Ref} Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,

^{4 Ref} Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.

^{5 Ref} He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

^{6 Ref} The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

^{7 Ref} From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.

^{8 Ref} They go up hills -- they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

^{9 Ref} A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.

^{10 Ref} Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

^{11 Ref} They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.

^{12 Ref} By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

^{13 Ref} Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

^{14 Ref} Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

^{15 Ref} And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

^{16 Ref} Satisfied `are' the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

^{17 Ref} Where birds do make nests, The stork -- the firs `are' her house.

^{18 Ref} The high hills `are' for wild goats, Rocks `are' a refuge for conies,

^{19 Ref} He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.

^{20 Ref} Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.

^{21 Ref} The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

^{22 Ref} The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.

^{23 Ref} Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service -- till evening.

^{24 Ref} How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

^{25 Ref} This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There `are' moving things -- innumerable, Living creatures -- small with great.

^{26 Ref} There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

^{27 Ref} All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.

^{28 Ref} Thou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they `are' satisfied `with' good.

^{29 Ref} Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

^{30 Ref} Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.

^{31 Ref} The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,

^{32 Ref} Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.

^{33 Ref} I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

^{34 Ref} Sweet is my meditation on Him, I -- I do rejoice in Jehovah.

^{35 Ref} Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!

^{1 Ref} Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

^{2 Ref} Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

^{3 Ref} 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 Ref} Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;

^{5 Ref} Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

^{6 Ref} Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

^{7 Ref} At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

^{8 Ref} (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

^{9 Ref} Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

^{10 Ref} He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;

^{11 Ref} They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.

^{12 Ref} By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

^{13 Ref} He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

^{14 Ref} 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 Ref} And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, `And' oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

^{16 Ref} The trees of Jehovah are filled `with moisture', The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

^{17 Ref} Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

^{18 Ref} The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

^{19 Ref} He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.

^{20 Ref} Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

^{21 Ref} The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

^{22 Ref} The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

^{23 Ref} Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.

^{24 Ref} O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

^{25 Ref} Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.

^{26 Ref} There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

^{27 Ref} These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

^{28 Ref} Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

^{29 Ref} Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

^{30 Ref} Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

^{31 Ref} Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

^{32 Ref} Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

^{33 Ref} I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

^{34 Ref} Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

^{35 Ref} Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.