^{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!