1Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.

2[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;

3Who frameth of the waters the beams of his upper-chambers; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh along upon the wings of the wind:

4Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;

5Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.

6Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.

7At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.

8They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

9Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.

10[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.

11They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.

12By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.

13Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.

14[Thou art he] who causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs by the service of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth;

15And wine that maketh joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.

16Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;

17Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.

19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

20Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.

21The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.

22The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.

23Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor until the evening.

24How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

25Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.

26There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.

27All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.

28What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

29Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.

30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.

31The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:

32He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

33I will sing unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.

34May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice in the Lord.

35May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.