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Praise the Lord , my soul.^(a) Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.^(b)

The Lord wraps^(c) himself in light^(d) as with a garment; he stretches^(e) out the heavens^(f) like a tent^(g)

and lays the beams^(h) of his upper chambers on their waters.⁽ⁱ⁾ He makes the clouds^(j) his chariot^(k) and rides on the wings of the wind.^(l)

He makes winds his messengers,^[a](m) flames of fire⁽ⁿ⁾ his servants.

He set the earth^(o) on its foundations;^(p) it can never be moved.

You covered it^(q) with the watery depths^(r) as with a garment; the waters stood^(s) above the mountains.

But at your rebuke^(t) the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder^(u) they took to flight;

they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned^(v) for them.

You set a boundary^(w) they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

He makes springs^(x) pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

They give water^(y) to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys^(z) quench their thirst.

The birds of the sky^(aa) nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.^(ab)

He waters the mountains^(ac) from his upper chambers;^(ad) the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.^(ae)

He makes grass grow^(af) for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food^(ag) from the earth:

wine^(ah) that gladdens human hearts, oil^(ai) to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains^(aj) their hearts.

The trees of the Lord ^(ak) are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon^(al) that he planted.

There the birds^(am) make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.

The high mountains belong to the wild goats;^(an) the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.^(ao)

He made the moon to mark the seasons,^(ap) and the sun^(aq) knows when to go down.

You bring darkness,^(ar) it becomes night,^(as) and all the beasts of the forest^(at) prowl.

The lions roar for their prey^(au) and seek their food from God.^(av)

The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.^(aw)

Then people go out to their work,^(ax) to their labor until evening.^(ay)

How many are your works,^(az) Lord ! In wisdom you made^(ba) them all; the earth is full of your creatures.^(bb)

There is the sea,^(bc) vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.^(bd)

There the ships^(be) go to and fro, and Leviathan,^(bf) which you formed to frolic^(bg) there.^(bh)

All creatures look to you to give them their food^(bi) at the proper time.

When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied^(bj) with good things.

When you hide your face,^(bk) they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.^(bl)

When you send your Spirit,^(bm) they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the Lord ^(bn) endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works^(bo)—

he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,^(bp) who touches the mountains,^(bq) and they smoke.^(br)

I will sing^(bs) to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice^(bt) in the Lord .

But may sinners vanish^(bu) from the earth and the wicked be no more.^(bv) Praise the Lord , my soul. Praise the Lord .^[b](bw)