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1. Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great. You are dressed with great honor and wonderful power.
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1. Bless H1288 H853 the LORD H3068 , O my soul H5315 . O LORD H3068 my God H430 , thou art very H3966 great H1431 ; thou art clothed H3847 with honor H1935 and majesty H1926 .
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2. He covers Himself with light as with a coat. He spreads out the heavens like a tent.
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2. Who coverest H5844 thyself with light H216 as with a garment H8008 : who stretchest out H5186 the heavens H8064 like a curtain H3407 :
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3. He makes His home on the waters. He makes the clouds His wagon. He rides on the wings of the wind.
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3. Who layeth the beams H7136 of his chambers H5944 in the waters H4325 : who maketh H7760 the clouds H5645 his chariot H7398 : who walketh H1980 upon H5921 the wings H3671 of the wind H7307 :
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4. He makes the winds carry His news. He makes His helpers a burning fire.
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4. Who maketh H6213 his angels H4397 spirits H7307 ; his ministers H8334 a flaming H3857 fire H784 :
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5. He set the earth in its place so that it will stay that way forever.
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5. Who laid H3245 H5921 the foundations H4349 of the earth H776 , that it should not H1077 be removed H4131 forever H5769 H5703 .
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6. You covered it with the sea as with a coat. The waters stood above the mountains.
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6. Thou coveredst H3680 it with the deep H8415 as with a garment H3830 : the waters H4325 stood H5975 above H5921 the mountains H2022 .
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7. The waters left at Your strong words. They went away in a hurry at the sound of Your thunder.
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7. At H4480 thy rebuke H1606 they fled H5127 ; at H4480 the voice H6963 of thy thunder H7482 they hasted away H2648 .
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8. The mountains went up and the valleys went down to the place that You made for them.
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8. They go up H5927 by the mountains H2022 ; they go down H3381 by the valleys H1237 unto H413 the place H4725 which H2088 thou hast founded H3245 for them.
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9. You set a place that they may not pass over. The waters will never cover the earth again.
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9. Thou hast set H7760 a bound H1366 that they may not H1077 pass over H5674 ; that they turn not again H7725 H1077 to cover H3680 the earth H776 .
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10. He sends rivers into the valleys. They flow between the mountains.
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10. He sendeth H7971 the springs H4599 into the valleys H5158 , which run H1980 among H996 the hills H2022 .
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11. They give water to all the animals of the field. The wild donkeys drink until they are no longer thirsty.
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11. They give drink H8248 to every H3605 beast H2416 of the field H7704 : the wild asses H6501 quench H7665 their thirst H6772 .
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12. The birds of the sky nest beside them. They sing among the branches.
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12. By H5921 them shall the fowls H5775 of the heaven H8064 have their habitation H7931 , which sing H5414 H6963 among H4480 H996 the branches H6073 .
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13. He waters the mountains from His home above. The earth is filled with the fruit of His works.
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13. He watereth H8248 the hills H2022 from his chambers H4480 H5944 : the earth H776 is satisfied H7646 with the fruit H4480 H6529 of thy works H4639 .
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14. He makes the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to use. So He may bring food from the earth,
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14. He causeth the grass H2682 to grow H6779 for the cattle H929 , and herb H6212 for the service H5656 of man H120 : that he may bring forth H3318 food H3899 out of H4480 the earth H776 ;
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15. wine that makes man's heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and food to make his heart strong.
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15. And wine H3196 that maketh glad H8055 the heart H3824 of man H582 , and oil H4480 H8081 to make his face H6440 to shine H6670 , and bread H3899 which strengtheneth H5582 man H582 's heart H3824 .
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16. The tall cedar trees that the Lord planted in Lebanon drink their fill.
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16. The trees H6086 of the LORD H3068 are full H7646 of sap ; the cedars H730 of Lebanon H3844 , which H834 he hath planted H5193 ;
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17. The birds make their nests there. The stork has its nest in the green trees.
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17. Where H834 H8033 the birds H6833 make their nests H7077 : as for the stork H2624 , the fir trees H1265 are her house H1004 .
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18. The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a safe place for the badgers.
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18. The high H1364 hills H2022 are a refuge H4268 for the wild goats H3277 ; and the rocks H5553 for the conies H8227 .
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19. He made the moon to mark the time of year. And the sun knows when to go down.
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19. He appointed H6213 the moon H3394 for seasons H4150 : the sun H8121 knoweth H3045 his going down H3996 .
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20. You make darkness and it becomes night. Then all the wild animals among the trees come out.
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20. Thou makest H7896 darkness H2822 , and it is H1961 night H3915 : wherein all H3605 the beasts H2416 of the forest H3293 do creep H7430 forth .
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21. The young lions make a loud noise as they go after meat. And they get their food from God.
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21. The young lions H3715 roar H7580 after their prey H2964 , and seek H1245 their meat H400 from God H4480 H410 .
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22. They go to their homes and lie down when the sun rises.
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22. The sun H8121 ariseth H2224 , they gather themselves together H622 , and lay them down H7257 in H413 their dens H4585 .
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23. Then man goes out to his work and works until evening.
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23. Man H120 goeth forth H3318 unto his work H6467 and to his labor H5656 until H5704 the evening H6153 .
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24. O Lord, how many are Your works! You made them all in wisdom. The earth is full of what You have made.
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24. O LORD H3068 , how H4100 manifold H7231 are thy works H4639 ! in wisdom H2451 hast thou made H6213 them all H3605 : the earth H776 is full H4390 of thy riches H7075 .
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25. There is the wide sea full of both large and small animals. There are too many for us to number.
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25. So is this H2088 great H1419 and wide H7342 H3027 sea H3220 , wherein H8033 are things creeping H7431 innumerable H369 H4557 , both small H6996 and H5973 great H1419 beasts H2416 .
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26. The ships sail there. And the very large sea animal You have made plays in it.
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26. There H8033 go H1980 the ships H591 : there is that leviathan H3882 , whom thou H2088 hast made H3335 to play H7832 therein.
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27. They all wait for You to give them their food at the right time.
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27. These wait H7663 all H3605 upon H413 thee ; that thou mayest give H5414 them their meat H400 in due season H6256 .
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28. You give it to them and they gather it up. You open Your hand and they are filled with good things.
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28. That thou givest H5414 them they gather H3950 : thou openest H6605 thine hand H3027 , they are filled H7646 with good H2896 .
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29. They are troubled and afraid when You hide Your face. And when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
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29. Thou hidest H5641 thy face H6440 , they are troubled H926 : thou takest away H622 their breath H7307 , they die H1478 , and return H7725 to H413 their dust H6083 .
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30. They are made when You send Your Spirit. And You make the land of the earth new again.
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30. Thou sendest forth H7971 thy spirit H7307 , they are created H1254 : and thou renewest H2318 the face H6440 of the earth H127 .
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31. May the shining-greatness of the Lord last forever. May the Lord be glad in His works.
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31. The glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 shall endure H1961 forever H5769 : the LORD H3068 shall rejoice H8055 in his works H4639 .
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32. He looks at the earth and it shakes with fear. He touches the mountains and they smoke.
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32. He looketh H5027 on the earth H776 , and it trembleth H7460 : he toucheth H5060 the hills H2022 , and they smoke H6225 .
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33. I will sing to the Lord all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
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33. I will sing H7891 unto the LORD H3068 as long as I live H2416 : I will sing praise H2167 to my God H430 while I have my being H5750 .
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34. May the words of my heart be pleasing to Him. As for me, I will be glad in the Lord.
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34. My meditation H7879 of H5921 him shall be sweet H6149 : I H595 will be glad H8055 in the LORD H3068 .
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35. Let sinners be destroyed from the earth. And let the sinful be no more. Honor the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
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35. Let the sinners H2400 be consumed H8552 out of H4480 the earth H776 , and let the wicked H7563 be no H369 more H5750 . Bless H1288 thou H853 the LORD H3068 , O my soul H5315 . Praise H1984 ye the LORD H3050 .
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