1 ب ارِكِي اللهَ يا نَفسِي! يا اللهُ إلَهِي، عَظِيمٌ أنتَ، لابِسٌ مَجداً وَكَرامَةً.

Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great. You are dressed with great honor and wonderful power.

2 ي َلُفُّ نَفسَهُ بِالنُّورِ كَما بِثَوبٍ. وَكَسِتارَةٍ يَبسِطُ السَّماءَ.

He covers Himself with light as with a coat. He spreads out the heavens like a tent.

3 ف َوقَ السُّحُبِ بَنَى حُجُراتِهِ العُلْوِيَّةَ. يَجعَلُ الغُيُومَ مَركَبَتَهُ. وَعَلَى أجنِحَةِ الرِّيحِ يَعبُرُ السَّماءَ.

He makes His home on the waters. He makes the clouds His wagon. He rides on the wings of the wind.

4 ه ُوَ يَجعَلُ رُسُلَهُ رِياحاً، وَيَجعَلُ خُدّامَهُ ناراً وَلَهِيباً.

He makes the winds carry His news. He makes His helpers a burning fire.

5 ث َبَّتَ الأرْضَ عَلَى أساساتِها، فَلا تَهْتَزُّ أبَداً.

He set the earth in its place so that it will stay that way forever.

6 غ َطَّى الأرْضَ بِالمُحِيطِ كَدِثارٍ، مُغَطِّياً بِالماءِ الجِبالَ.

You covered it with the sea as with a coat. The waters stood above the mountains.

7 و َعِندَ تَوبِيخِكَ، عِندَ صَوتِكَ المُرعِدِ، اندَفَعَ الماءُ مِنَ الجِبالِ.

The waters left at Your strong words. They went away in a hurry at the sound of Your thunder.

8 ا لجِبالُ ارتَفَعَتْ، وَالوِديانُ سَقَطَتْ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي عَيَّنتَهُ لَهُ.

The mountains went up and the valleys went down to the place that You made for them.

9 و َضَعتَ حُدُوداً لا تَقدِرُ المِياهُ أنْ تَتَجاوَزَها لِتُغَطِّيَ الأرْضَ.

You set a place that they may not pass over. The waters will never cover the earth again.

10 ج َعَلْتَ اليَنابِيعَ تَصُبُّ فِي الجَداوِلِ المُتَدَفِّقَةِ بَينَ الجِبالِ.

He sends rivers into the valleys. They flow between the mountains.

11 ت َسقِي الجَداوِلُ كُلَّ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةَ. وَتَأتِي حَتَّى الحَمِيرُ البَرِّيَّةُ لِتُطفِئَ ظَمَأَها.

They give water to all the animals of the field. The wild donkeys drink until they are no longer thirsty.

12 ت َصنَعُ الطُّيُورُ أعشاشَها قُربَ الماءِ، مُغَنِّيَةً عَلَى أغصانِ الأشجارِ القَرِيبَةِ.

The birds of the sky nest beside them. They sing among the branches.

13 ي َسقِي الجِبالَ بِماءٍ مِنْ غُرَفِهِ العُلْوِيَّةِ، فَتَشبَعُ الأرْضُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ يَدَيهِ.

He waters the mountains from His home above. The earth is filled with the fruit of His works.

14 ي ُطلِعُ لِلبَهائِمِ أعشاباً، وَالحُبُوبَ لِكَي يَعمَلَ الإنسانُ وَيُخرِجُ مِنَ الأرْضِ خُبْزاً،

He makes the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to use. So He may bring food from the earth,

15 و َنَبِيذاً يُفَرِّحُ قُلُوبَ النّاسِ! وَزَيتاً يُلَمِّعُ وُجُوهَنا، وَخُبْزاً يَسنِدُ أجسادَنا.

wine that makes man’s heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and food to make his heart strong.

16 ا لأشجارُ العِملاقَةُ الَّتِي زَرَعَها اللهُ تَتَغَذَّى حَسَناً. هَذِهِ أشجارُ أرْزِ لُبنانَ،

The tall cedar trees that the Lord planted in Lebanon drink their fill.

17 ح َيثُ الطُّيُورُ، مِنَ الدُّورِيِّ إلَى اللَّقلَقِ، تَبنِي بُيُوتَها فِي أغْصانِ السَّرُوِ.

The birds make their nests there. The stork has its nest in the green trees.

18 ا لجِبالُ العالِيَةُ هِيَ مَسكَنٌ لِماعِزِ الجَبَلِ. وَالصُّخُورُ مَلاجِئُ لِحَيوانِ الغُرِيرِ.

The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a safe place for the badgers.

19 خ َلَقْتَ القَمَرَ لِتَحدِيدِ المَواسِمِ، وَالشَّمسُ تَعرِفُ وَقتَ مَغِيبِها.

He made the moon to mark the time of year. And the sun knows when to go down.

20 خ َلَقْتَ الظُّلمَةَ لِيَكُونَ هُناكَ لَيلٌ، لِكَي تَخرُجَ حَيواناتُ الغابَةِ وَتَطُوفَ.

You make darkness and it becomes night. Then all the wild animals among the trees come out.

21 ا لأُسُودُ تَزأرُ مِنْ أجلِ فَرِيسَةٍ مُلتَمِسَةً مِنَ اللهِ طَعامَها.

The young lions make a loud noise as they go after meat. And they get their food from God.

22 ث ُمَّ تُشرِقُ الشَّمسُ، فَتَعُودُ حَيواناتُ اللَّيلِ لِتَربُضَ فِي مَساكِنِها.

They go to their homes and lie down when the sun rises.

23 ث ُمَّ يَخرُجُ النّاسُ لِيَعمَلُوا، لِيَقُومُوا بِأعمالِهِمْ حَتَّى المَساءِ.

Then man goes out to his work and works until evening.

24 ي ا اللهُ أعمالُكَ لا تُحصَى! صَنَعْتَها كُلَّها بِحِكمَةٍ! الأرْضُ مَملُوءَةٌ بِصَنائِعِكَ.

O Lord, how many are Your works! You made them all in wisdom. The earth is full of what You have made.

25 ه ا البَحرُ مَثَلاً! هُوَ واسِعٌ وَمُمتَدٌّ، وَمَملُوءٌ بِحَيواناتٍ كَبيرَةٍ وَصَغِيرَةٍ بِلا عَدَدٍ!

There is the wide sea full of both large and small animals. There are too many for us to number.

26 ع َلَى سَطحِهِ تُبحِرُ السُّفُنُ، وَفِي أعماقِهِ يَلعَبُ لِوِياثانُ الَّذي صَنَعْتَهُ.

The ships sail there. And the very large sea animal You have made plays in it.

27 ك ُلُّها إلَيكَ تَأتِي لِتَنالَ نَصِيبَها مِنَ الطَّعامِ فِي حِينِهِ.

They all wait for You to give them their food at the right time.

28 ت َفتَحُ يَدَيكَ وَتَنثُرُ طَعامَها لِتَلتَقِطَهُ، فَتَشبَعَ خَيراتٍ.

You give it to them and they gather it up. You open Your hand and they are filled with good things.

29 ل َكِنْ حِينَ تُدِيرُ لَها ظَهرَكَ، فَإنَّها تَرتَعِبُ وَتَحبِسُ أنْفاسَها. تَضعُفُ وَتَمُوتُ، وَإلَى التُّرابِ تَعُودُ.

They are troubled and afraid when You hide Your face. And when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

30 ل َكِنْ عِندَما تُرسِلُ رُوحَكَ، فَإنَّها تَحْيا، وَالأرْضُ تَتَجَدَّدُ.

They are made when You send Your Spirit. And You make the land of the earth new again.

31 ل ِيَتَمَجَّدِ اللهُ إلَى الأبَدِ، وَلْيَفرَحْ وَيَبتَهِجْ بِخَلِيقَتِهِ.

May the shining-greatness of the Lord last forever. May the Lord be glad in His works.

32 ل أنَّهُ يُحَملِقُ فِي الأرْضِ فَتَرتَعِدَ. يَلمِسُ الجِبالَ فَيَخرُجَ دُخانٌ مِنْها.

He looks at the earth and it shakes with fear. He touches the mountains and they smoke.

33 س َأُغَنِّي للهِ مادُمتُ حَيّاً، أُسَبِّحُ إلَهِي بِمَزامِيرَ ما دُمتُ حَيّاً.

I will sing to the Lord all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

34 س َأنْظُمُ لَهُ قَصائِدَ، وَسَأفرَحُ فِي اللهِ.

May the words of my heart be pleasing to Him. As for me, I will be glad in the Lord.

35 س َيُبادُ الخُطاةُ مِنَ الأرْضِ، وَلا يَكُونُ فِيما بَعْدُ أشرارٌ. سَبِّحِي اللهَ يا نَفسِي! سَبِّحِي ياه!

Let sinners be destroyed from the earth. And let the sinful be no more. Honor the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!