| Chapter 104 |
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Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty. --
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Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: --
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Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: --
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Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: --
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Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. --
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Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. --
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At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. --
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They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which thou hast founded for them. --
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Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. --
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He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. --
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They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. --
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By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. --
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He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. --
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He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; --
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And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. --
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The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; --
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Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. --
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The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. --
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He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. --
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night: in which all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. --
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The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. --
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The sun ariseth, they collect, and lay themselves down in their dens. --
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Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening. --
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O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. --
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So is this great and wide sea, in which are creeping animals innumerable, both small and great beasts. --
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There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein. --
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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their food in due season. --
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That which thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. --
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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. --
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Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. --
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The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. --
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He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. --
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I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. --
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My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. --
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35 |
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. --
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