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For, he, knoweth how we are formed, He is mindful that, dust, we are.

As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;

For, a wind, hath passed ever it, and it is gone, And its own place is acquainted with it no more.

Mountains rise, Valleys sink, Unto the place which thou hast fixed for them;

Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the herb, for the service of man, That he may bring forth food out of the earth;

The high mountains, are for the chamois, The crags, are a refuge for the conies.

He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.

The young lions, roaring for prey, And seeking, from GOD, their food.

All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;

And confirmed if unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel, as a covenant age-abiding;

He suffered no son of earth to oppress them, And reproved - for their sakes - even kings!

He sent before them a man, For a slave, was he sold - even Joseph;

Egypt rejoiced when they went out, For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

For he remembered his holy word, With Abraham his servant.

Praise ye Yah, Give ye thanks to Yahweh - For he is good, For age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

Yet he saved them, for the sake of his Name, to make known his mighty power;

Soon forgat they his works, - They waited not for his counsel;

Thus changed they my glory, for the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

So it was counted unto him, for righteousness, To generation after generation, unto times age abiding.

And they provoked by the waters of Meribah, - And it fared ill with Moses, for their sakes;