[1] Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art
clothed with honor and majesty, [2] who coverest thyself with light as with
a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent, [3] who hast
laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy
chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind, [4] who makest the winds thy
messengers, fire and flame thy ministers. [5] Thou didst set the earth on
its foundations, so that it should never be shaken. [6] Thou didst cover it
with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. [7]
At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
[8] The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst
appoint for them. [9] Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so
that they might not again cover the earth. [10] Thou makest springs gush
forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills, [11] they give drink to
every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst. [12] By them
the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.
[13] From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is
satisfied with the fruit of thy work. [14] Thou dost cause the grass to
grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring
forth food from the earth, [15] and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil
to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart. [16] The trees
of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
[17] In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir
trees. [18] The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a
refuge for the badgers. [19] Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting. [20] Thou makest darkness, and it is
night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth. [21] The young lions
roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. [22] When the sun rises,
they get them away and lie down in their dens. [23] Man goes forth to his
work and to his labor until the evening. [24] O LORD, how manifold are thy
works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy
creatures. [25] Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things
innumerable, living things both small and great. [26] There go the ships,
and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it. [27] These all look to
thee, to give them their food in due season. [28] When thou givest to them,
they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good
things. [29] When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest
away their breath, they die and return to their dust. [30] When thou
sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of
the ground. [31] May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD
rejoice in his works, [32] who looks on the earth and it trembles, who
touches the mountains and they smoke! [33] I will sing to the LORD as long
as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. [34] May my
meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. [35] Let sinners
be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD,
O my soul! Praise the LORD!