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1. My soul, praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with glory and honor.
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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. You wear light like a robe. You spread out the skies like a curtain.
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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. You built your home above them. You use the thick clouds like a chariot and ride across the sky 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. You make the winds your messengers and flames of fire your servants.
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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. You built the earth on its foundations, so it can never be moved.
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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 water like a blanket. The water covered even 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. But you gave the command, and the water turned back. You shouted at the water, and it rushed away.
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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 water flowed down from the mountains into the valleys, to the places you made for it.
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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 the limits for the seas, and the water will never again rise to cover the earth.
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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. Lord, you cause water to flow from springs into the streams that flow down 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. The streams provide water for all the wild animals. Even the wild donkeys come there to drink.
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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. Wild birds come to live by the pools; they sing in the branches of nearby trees.
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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. You send rain down on the mountains. The earth gets everything it needs from what you have made.
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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. You make the grass grow to feed the animals. You provide plants for the crops we grow�the plants that give us 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. You give us the wine that makes us happy, the oil that makes our skin soft, and the food that makes us 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 great cedar trees of Lebanon belong to the Lord. He planted them and gives them the water they need.
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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. That's where the birds make their nests, and the storks live in the fir 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 a home for wild goats. The large rocks are hiding places for rock 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. Lord, you made the moon to show us when the festivals begin. And the sun always knows when to set.
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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 made darkness to be the night� the time when wild animals come out and roam around.
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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. Lions roar as they attack, as if they are asking God for the food he gives them.
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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. When the sun rises, they leave and go back to their dens to rest.
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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 people go out to do their work, and they work 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. Lord, you created so many things! With your wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of the living things you 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. Look at the ocean, so big and wide! It is filled with all kinds of sea life. There are creatures large and small� too many to count!
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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. Ships sail over the ocean, and playing there is Leviathan, the great sea creature you made.
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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. Lord, all living things depend on you. You give them 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, and they eat it. They are filled with good food from your open hands.
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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. When you turn away from them, they become frightened. When you take away their breath, they die, and their bodies 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. But when you send out your lifegiving breath, things come alive, and the world is like 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 Lord's glory continue forever! May the Lord enjoy what he made.
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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 just looks at the earth, and it trembles. He just touches the mountains, and smoke rises from them.
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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 for the rest of my life. I will sing praises 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 my words be pleasing to him. The Lord is the one who makes me happy.
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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. I wish sinners would disappear from the earth. I wish the wicked would be gone forever. My soul, praise the Lord! 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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