Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Bless the
LORD
, O my soul !
O LORD
my God, You
are
very great; You
are
clothed with splendor
and majesty .
Bless Jehovah
, O my soul .
O Jehovah
my God, thou
art
very great; Thou
art
clothed with honor
and majesty :
He
wraps
Himself
in
light as with a garment; He
stretches
out the heavens like a tent,
Who
coverest
thyself
with
light as with a garment; Who
stretchest
out the heavens like a curtain;
laying
the beams of His chambers in the waters above,
making
the clouds His chariot ,
walking
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 ;
He
makes
the
winds His messengers ,
flames of fire His servants.
Who
maketh
winds his messengers ;
Flames of fire his ministers;
He
set
the earth
on
its
foundations, never
to
be moved.
Who
laid
the foundations of
the
earth
, That
it
should
not
be moved for
ever
.
You
covered
it with the deep like
a garment
; the waters stood above the mountains.
Thou
coveredst
it with the deep as
with
a vesture
; The waters stood above the mountains.
At Your
rebuke the
waters
fled; at the sound
of Your
thunder they hurried
away —
At thy
rebuke they
fled; At the voice
of thy
thunder they hasted
away
the mountains rose and
the valleys sank to
the place You
assigned
for them —
(
The mountains rose ,
the valleys sank down)
Unto
the place which
thou
hadst
founded
for them .
You
set a boundary
they
cannot
cross,
that they may never
again cover the earth.
Thou
hast
set a bound
that they may not
pass
over;
That
they
turn
not
again to
cover the earth.
He sends
forth springs in
the valleys; they flow
between
the mountains .
He sendeth
forth springs into
the valleys; They run
among
the mountains ;
They 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.
The birds of the air
nest
beside
the
springs
; they sing among the branches.
By
them
the birds of the heavens
have
their
habitation
; They sing among the branches.
He waters
the mountains from His chambers ;
the earth is satisfied
by
the fruit of His
works.
He watereth
the mountains from his chambers :
The earth is filled
with
the fruit of thy
works.
He makes
the grass grow for the livestock
and provides
crops
for man to
cultivate,
bringing
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 ,
wine that gladdens
the heart of man, oil that
makes
his face to shine, and bread that sustains
his
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.
The trees of the
LORD
have
their
fill
, the cedars of Lebanon that
He planted ,
The trees of Jehovah
are
filled
`with
moisture'
, The cedars of Lebanon ,
which
he hath
planted ;
where the birds build
their nests ;
the stork makes
her
home
in
the cypresses
.
Where the birds make
their nests :
As
for
the stork ,
the fir-trees
are
her
house
.
The high mountains are for the wild goats ,
the cliffs
a refuge for the rock
badgers
.
The high mountains are for the wild goats ;
The rocks
are
a refuge for the conies
.
He made
the moon to
mark
the
seasons ;
the sun knows
when
to
set
.
He appointed
the moon for
seasons :
The sun knoweth
his
going
down
.
You
bring
darkness, and it becomes
night, when
all the beasts of the forest prowl
.
Thou
makest
darkness, and it is
night, Wherein
all the beasts of the forest creep
forth
.
The young lions roar for
their prey and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after
their prey ,
And seek their food from God.
The sun rises
, and
they withdraw;
they
lie
down in their dens.
The sun ariseth
, they get
them
away,
And
lay
them
down in their dens.
Man goes
forth to
his work and to his labor until evening.
Man goeth
forth unto
his work And to his labor until the
evening.
How many
are Your
works ,
O
LORD
! In wisdom You
have
made them all ;
the earth is full of Your
creatures
.
O
Jehovah,
how manifold
are thy
works! In wisdom hast
thou
made them all :
The earth is full of thy
riches
.
Here
is the sea, vast
and wide, teeming
with
creatures
beyond
number,
living
things both great
and
small.
Yonder
is the sea, great
and wide, Wherein
are
things creeping
innumerable,
Both small and
great
beasts
.
There the ships pass,
and
Leviathan, which
You
formed to frolic
there
.
There go
the ships ;
There
is
leviathan, whom
thou
hast
formed to play
therein
.
All creatures
look
to
You
to
give them their food in due season.
These
wait
all for
thee,
That
thou
mayest
give them their food in due season.
When
You
give
it
to
them, they gather it
up
; when
You
open
Your
hand, they are satisfied with good things
.
Thou
givest
unto
them, they gather; Thou
openest
thy
hand, they are satisfied with good.
When
You
hide
Your
face, they are terrified
; when
You
take
away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Thou
hidest
thy
face, they are troubled
; Thou
takest
away their breath, they die ,
And return to their
dust.
When
You
send
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
.
May
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 :
He
looks
on the earth, and it trembles
; He touches
the mountains, and they smolder
.
Who
looketh
on the earth, and it trembleth
; He toucheth
the mountains, and they smoke
.
I will sing to
the
LORD
all
my
life;
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.
May
my
meditation be pleasing
to
Him ,
for
I rejoice in the
LORD
.
Let
thy
meditation be sweet
unto
him :
I will
rejoice in Jehovah
.
May
sinners vanish
from
the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the
LORD
, O my soul. Hallelujah!
Let
sinners be
consumed
out
of
the earth .
And let
the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah
, O my soul. Praise
ye
Jehovah.
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