1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!

2He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;

3He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.

4He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.

5He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.

6Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!

7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

8The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.

9Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.

10He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;

11They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.

12About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

13He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!

14He causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food out of the earth,

15And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

16The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.

18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.

19He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.

20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!

21The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.

22When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.

23Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.

24O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!

25Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.

26There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.

27All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.

28Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.

29Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.

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

31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;

32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

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

34May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.

35May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!