| Chapter 104 |
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Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty. |
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He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. |
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He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind. |
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He makes his messengers winds; His servants flames of fire. |
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He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever. |
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You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains. |
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At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away. |
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The mountains rose, The valleys sank down, To the place which you had assigned to them. |
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You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don`t turn again to cover the earth. |
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He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains. |
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They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
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The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches. |
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He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works. |
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He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth: |
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Wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengthens man`s heart. |
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Yahweh`s trees are well watered, The cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted; |
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Where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees. |
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The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. |
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He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set. |
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You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl. |
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The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. |
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The sun rises, and they steal away, And lay down in their dens. |
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Man goes forth to his work, To his labor until the evening. |
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Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches. |
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There is the sea, great and wide, In which are innumerable living things, Both small and great animals. |
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There the ships go, And leviathan, whom you formed to play there. |
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These all wait for you, That you may give them their food in due season. |
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You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good. |
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You hide your face: they are troubled; You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust. |
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You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground. |
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Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works. |
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He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. |
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I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. |
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Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh. |
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Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah! Psalm 105 |