Chapter 104

  Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:  

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  Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;  

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  Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;  

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  Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;  

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  Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.  

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  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.  

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

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  (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.  

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  Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.  

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  He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;  

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  They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.  

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  By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.  

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  He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.  

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  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,  

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  And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.  

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  The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;  

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  Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.  

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  The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.  

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  He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.  

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  Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.  

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

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  The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.  

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

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  O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.  

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  Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.  

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  There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.  

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  These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.  

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  Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.  

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

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  Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.  

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  Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:  

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  Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.  

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  I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.  

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  Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.  

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  Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 105  

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