| Chapter 104 |
1 | Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
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2 | Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
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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;
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4 | Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
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5 | Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
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6 | Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.
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7 | At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
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8 | (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
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9 | Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
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10 | He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
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11 | They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.
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12 | By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
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13 | He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled 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,
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15 | 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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16 | The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
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17 | Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
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18 | The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
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19 | He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
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20 | Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
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21 | The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
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22 | The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.
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23 | Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.
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24 | 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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25 | Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
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26 | There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
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27 | These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
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28 | Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
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29 | Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
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30 | Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
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31 | Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:
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32 | Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
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33 | 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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34 | Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
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35 | 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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