|
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: |
|
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. |
|
|