1 B less, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

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

2 C overing himself light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

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

3 W ho is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,

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

4 M aking His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.

Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

5 H e hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,

6 T he abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.

7 F rom Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.

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

8 T hey go up hills -- they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

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

9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.

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

10 W ho is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills.

11 T hey water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.

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

12 B y them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

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

13 W atering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

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

14 C ausing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

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

15 A nd wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

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

16 S atisfied the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

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

17 W here birds do make nests, The stork -- the firs her house.

Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.

18 T he high hills for wild goats, Rocks a refuge for conies,

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

19 H e made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.

He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.

20 T hou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.

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

21 T he young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

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

22 T he sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.

When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

23 M an goeth forth to his work, And to his service -- till evening.

Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.

24 H ow many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

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

25 T his, the sea, great and broad of sides, There moving things -- innumerable, Living creatures -- small with great.

This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.

26 T here do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

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

27 A ll of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.

These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.

28 T hou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they satisfied good.

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

29 T hou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

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

30 T hou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.

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

31 T he honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,

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

32 W ho is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.

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

33 I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

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

34 S weet is my meditation on Him, I -- I do rejoice in Jehovah.

May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.

35 C onsumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!

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