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How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!

Verse1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Verse2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Verse3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

Verse4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

Verse5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Verse6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Verse7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

Verse8the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

Verse9You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

Verse10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

Verse11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Verse12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.

Verse13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

Verse14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Verse15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Verse16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

Verse17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

Verse18The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

Verse19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

Verse20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

Verse21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

Verse22The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.

Verse23Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

Verse24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Verse25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

Verse26There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Verse27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

Verse28When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Verse29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

Verse30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

Verse31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

Verse32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

Verse33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Verse34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Verse35May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!