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Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour 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. Who...: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases
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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 unto the place which thou hast founded for them. They go up...: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend
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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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[10]
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He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. He: Heb. Who run: Heb. walk
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[11]
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They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break
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[12]
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By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. sing: Heb. give a voice
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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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[15]
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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. oil...: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil
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[16]
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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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[19]
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He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
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[20]
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth . beasts...: Heb. beasts thereof do trample on the forest
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[21]
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The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
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[22]
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The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
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[23]
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Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour 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, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
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There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. made: Heb. formed
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[27]
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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
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[28]
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That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
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[29]
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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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[30]
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Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
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[31]
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The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. endure: Heb. be
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[32]
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He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
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[33]
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I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
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[34]
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My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
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[35]
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Let the 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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