1 B less the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

2 W ho cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

3 H e lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

4 W ho makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;

5 Y ou who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,

Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

6 Y ou covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

7 A t Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

8 T hey went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.

(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

9 Y ou have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth.

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

10 H e sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills.

He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;

11 T hey give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.

12 B y them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.

By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

13 H e waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

14 H e causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth,

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,

15 A nd wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

16 T he trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17 W here the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.

Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

18 T he high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.

The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

19 H e appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.

He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.

20 Y ou make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.

Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

21 T he young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

22 W hen the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

23 M an goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.

Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.

24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—

O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

25 T his great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.

Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.

26 T here the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.

There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

27 T hese all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.

These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

28 W hat You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

29 Y ou hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

30 Y ou send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

31 M ay the glory of the Lord endure forever; May the Lord rejoice in His works.

Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

32 H e looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.

Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

34 M ay my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.

Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

35 M ay sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.