1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. ♦︎
O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness!
2 You are clothed with majesty and honour, ♦︎
wrapped in light as in a garment.
3 You spread out the heavens like a curtain ♦︎
and lay the beams of your dwelling place in the waters above.
4 You make the clouds your chariot ♦︎
and ride on the wings of the wind.
5 You make the winds your messengers ♦︎
and flames of fire your servants.
6 You laid the foundations of the earth, ♦︎
that it never should move at any time.
7 You covered it with the deep like a garment; ♦︎
the waters stood high above the hills.
8 At your rebuke they fled; ♦︎
at the voice of your thunder they hastened away.
9 They rose up to the hills and flowed down to the valleys beneath, ♦︎
to the place which you had appointed for them.
10 You have set them their bounds that they should not pass, ♦︎
nor turn again to cover the earth.
11 You send the springs into the brooks, ♦︎
which run among the hills.
12 They give drink to every beast of the field, ♦︎
and the wild asses quench their thirst.
13 Beside them the birds of the air make their nests ♦︎
and sing among the branches.
14 You water the hills from your dwelling on high; ♦︎
the earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
15 You make grass to grow for the cattle ♦︎
and plants to meet our needs,
16 Bringing forth food from the earth ♦︎
and wine to gladden our hearts,
17 Oil to give us a cheerful countenance ♦︎
and bread to strengthen our hearts.
18 The trees of the Lord are full of sap, ♦︎
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
19 In which the birds build their nests, ♦︎
while the fir trees are a dwelling for the stork.
20 The mountains are a refuge for the wild goats ♦︎
and the stony cliffs for the conies.
21 You appointed the moon to mark the seasons, ♦︎
and the sun knows the time for its setting.
22 You make darkness that it may be night, ♦︎
in which all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
23 The lions roar for their prey ♦︎
and seek their food from God.
24 The sun rises and they are gone ♦︎
to lay themselves down in their dens.
25 People go forth to their work ♦︎
and to their labour until the evening.
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