| 1 Bless the Lord, my soul! Clothed in majesty and splendor; O Lord, my God, how great you are! | |
| 2 You are wrapped in light as with a garment; you stretch out the heavens like a tent, | |
| 3 you build your upperrooms above the waters. You make the clouds your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind; | |
| 4 you make the winds your messengers, and fire and flame your ministers. | |
| 5 You set the earth on its foundations, and never will it be shaken. | |
| 6 You covered it with the ocean like a garment, and waters spread over the mountains. | |
| 7 But at your rebuke the waters flee, at the sound of your thunder they take to flight. | |
| 8 Brought to the mountains, they flow down again to settle in the valleys. | |
| 9 You set a limit they could not cross, never again to flood the earth. | |
| 10 You make springs gush forth in valleys winding among mountains and hills, | |
| 11 giving drink to the beasts of the field, quenching the thirst of wild donkeys. | |
| 12 Birds build their nests close by and sing among the branches of trees. | |
| 13 You water the mountains from your abode and fill the earth with the fruit of your work. | |
| 14 You make grass grow for cattle and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth: | |
| 15 wine to gladden his heart, oil to make his face shine, and bread to make him strong. | |
| 16 The Lord waters his trees to their fill, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted. | |
| 17 The birds build their nests, the stork has its home in the pine trees. | |
| 18 High mountains are for wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for badgers. | |
| 19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun that knows when to set; | |
| 20 when you bring the darkness of the night, all the beasts of the forest begin to prowl: | |
| 21 the young lions roaring for their prey claiming their food from God. | |
| 22 When the sun rises, the beasts steal away, returning to rest in their dens. | |
| 23 Man then goes out to his work, and toils till evening comes. | |
| 24 How varied O Lord, are your works! In wisdom you have made them all – the earth full of your creatures. | |
| 25 Behold the sea, wide and vast, teeming with countless creatures, living things both great and small, | |
| 26 a strange world reserved for the ships, for Leviathan, the dragon you made to play with. | |
| 27 They all look to you for their food in due time. | |
| 28 You give it to them, and they gather it up; you open your hand, they are filled with good things. | |
| 29 When you hide your face they vanish, you take away their breath, they expire and return to dust. | |
| 30 When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and the face of the earth is renewed. | |
| 31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works! | |
| 32 He looks on the earth, and it quakes; he touches the mountain, and it smokes. | |
| 33 I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to God while I live. | |
| 34 May my song give him pleasure, as the Lord gives me delight. | |
| 35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and may the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, my soul! | |
