New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 Bless the Lord, my soul:
O Lord my God, thou art great indeed,
clothed in majesty and splendour,
2 and wrapped in a robe of light.
Thou hast spread out the heavens like a tent
3 and on their waters laid the beams of thy pavilion;
who takest the clouds for thy chariot,
riding on the wings of the wind;
4 who makest the winds thy messengers
and flames of fire thy servants;
5 thou didst fix the earth on its foundation
so that it never can be shaken;
6 the deep overspread it like a cloak,
and the waters lay above the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they ran,
at the sound of thy thunder they rushed away,
8 flowing over the hills,
pouring down into the valleys
to the place appointed for them.
9 Thou didst fix a boundary which they might not pass;
they shall not return to cover the earth.
10 Thou dost make springs break out in the gullies,
so that their water runs between the hills.
11 The wild beasts all drink from them,
the wild asses quench their thirst;
12 the birds of the air nest on their banks
and sing among the leaves.
13 From thy high pavilion thou dost water the hills;
the earth is enriched by thy provision.
14 Thou makest grass grow for the cattle
and green things for those who toil for man,
bringing bread out of the earth
15 and wine to gladden men's hearts,
oil to make their faces shine
and bread to sustain their strength.
16 The trees of the Lord are green and leafy,
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted;
17 the birds build their nests in them,
the stork makes her home in their tops. note
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18 High hills are the haunt of the mountain-goat,
and boulders a refuge for the rock-badger.
19 Thou hast made the moon to measure the year
and taught the sun where to set.
20 When thou makest darkness and it is night,
all the beasts of the forest come forth;
21 the young lions roar for prey,
seeking their food from God.
22 When thou makest the sun rise, they slink away
and go to rest in their lairs;
23 but man comes out to his work
and to his labours until evening.
24 Countless are the things thou hast made, O Lord.
Thou hast made all by thy wisdom;
and the earth is full of thy creatures,
25 beasts great and small.
Here is the great immeasurable sea,
in which move creatures beyond number.
26 Here ships sail to and fro,
here is Leviathan whom thou hast made thy plaything. note
27 All of them look expectantly to thee
to give them their food at the proper time;
28 what thou givest them they gather up;
when thou openest thy hand, they eat their fill.
29 Then thou hidest thy face, and they are restless and troubled;
when thou takest away their breath, they fail
[and they return to the dust from which they came];
30 but when thou breathest into them, they recover;
thou givest new life to the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord stand for ever
and may he rejoice in his works!
32 When he looks at the earth, it quakes;
when he touches the hills, they pour forth smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live,
all my life I will sing psalms to my God.
34 May my meditation please the Lord,
as I show my joy in him!
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35 Away with all sinners from the earth
and may the wicked be no more!
Bless the Lord, my soul.
O praise the Lord. note
New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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