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Chapter 104 |
| 1 | Bless the
LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with
honour and majesty. |
| 2 | Who coverest thyself with light as with a
garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: |
| 3 | Who layeth the
beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who
walketh upon the wings of the wind: |
| 4 | Who maketh his angels spirits;
his ministers a flaming fire: |
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5 | Who laid the foundations of the earth,
that it should not be removed for ever. |
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6 | Thou coveredst it with the
deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. |
| 7 | At thy
rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. |
| 8 | They
go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou
hast founded for them. |
| 9 | Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass
over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. |
| 10 | He sendeth
the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. |
| 11 | They
give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their
thirst. |
| 12
| By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their
habitation, which sing among the branches. |
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13 | He watereth the hills
from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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| 14 | 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; |
| 15 | And wine
that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread
which strengtheneth man's heart. |
| 16 | The trees of the LORD are
full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; |
| 17 | Where
the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her
house. |
| 18
| The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the
rocks for the conies. |
| 19 | He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun
knoweth his going down. |
| 20 | Thou makest darkness, and it is night:
wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. |
| 21 | The young
lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. |
| 22 | The sun
ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their
dens. |
| 23 |
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the
evening. |
| 24
| O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou
made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. |
| 25 | So is this
great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and
great beasts. |
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26 | There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom
thou hast made to play therein. |
| 27 | These wait all upon thee;
that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. |
| 28 | That thou
givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with
good. |
| 29 |
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away
their breath, they die, and return to their dust. |
| 30 | Thou sendest
forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the
earth. |
| 31
| The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD
shall rejoice in his works. |
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32 | He looketh on the earth, and it
trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. |
| 33 | I will sing
unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my
being. |
| 34
| My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in
the LORD. |
| 35
| Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the
wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. |
