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^(a)Bless the Lord , O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are ^(b)clothed with splendor and majesty,

Covering Yourself with ^(c)light as with a cloak, ^(d)Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

^[a]He ^(e)lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; ^[b]He makes the ^(f)clouds His chariot; ^[c]He walks upon the ^(g)wings of the wind;

^[d]He makes ^[e](h)the winds His messengers, ^[f]Flaming ⁽ⁱ⁾fire His ministers.

He ^(j)established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not ^[g]totter forever and ever.

You ^(k)covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

At Your ^(l)rebuke they fled, At the ^(m)sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the ⁽ⁿ⁾place which You established for them.

You set a ^(o)boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.

^[h]He sends forth ^(p)springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains;

They ^(q)give drink to every beast of the field; The ^(r)wild donkeys quench their thirst.

^[i]Beside them the birds of the heavens ^(s)dwell; They ^[j]lift up their voices among the branches.

^[k]He ^(t)waters the mountains from His upper chambers; ^(u)The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

^[l]He causes the ^(v)grass to grow for the ^[m]cattle, And ^(w)vegetation for the ^[n]labor of man, So that ^[o]he may bring forth ^[p]food ^(x)from the earth,

And ^(y)wine which makes man's heart glad, ^(z)So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And ^[q]food which ^(aa)sustains man's heart.

The trees of the Lord ^[r]drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

Where the ^(ab)birds build their nests, And the ^(ac)stork, whose home is the ^[s]fir trees.

The high mountains are for the ^(ad)wild goats; The ^(ae)cliffs are a refuge for the ^[t](af)shephanim.

He made the moon ^(ag)for the seasons; The ^(ah)sun knows the place of its setting.

You ^(ai)appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the ^(aj)beasts of the forest ^[u]prowl about.

The ^(ak)young lions roar after their prey ^[v]And ^(al)seek their food from God.

When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their ^(am)dens.

Man goes forth to ^(an)his work And to his labor until evening.

O Lord , how ^(ao)many are Your works! ^[w]In ^(ap)wisdom You have made them all; The ^(aq)earth is full of Your ^[x]possessions.

^[y]There is the ^(ar)sea, great and ^[z]broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great.

There the ^(as)ships move along, And ^[aa](at)Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

They all ^(au)wait for You To ^(av)give them their food in ^[ab]due season.

You give to them, they gather it up; You ^(aw)open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

You ^(ax)hide Your face, they are dismayed; You ^(ay)take away their ^[ac]spirit, they expire And ^(az)return to their dust.

You send forth Your ^[ad](ba)Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.

Let the ^(bb)glory of the Lord endure forever; Let the Lord ^(bc)be glad in His works;

^[ae]He ^(bd)looks at the earth, and it ^(be)trembles; He ^(bf)touches the mountains, and they smoke.

^[af]I will sing to the Lord ^[ag](bg)as long as I live; ^[ah]I will ^(bh)sing praise to my God ^[ai]while I have my being.

Let my ^(bi)meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall ^(bj)be glad in the Lord .

Let sinners be ^(bk)consumed from the earth And let the ^(bl)wicked be no more. ^(bm)Bless the Lord , O my soul. ^[aj](bn)Praise ^[ak]the Lord !