King James Bible

Christian Standard Bible

1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

1My soul, bless the LORD! LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor.

2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

2He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy,

3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

3laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,

4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

4and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.

5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.

6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains.

7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

7At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away--

8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

8mountains rose and valleys sank--to the place you established for them.

9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.

10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they make their voices heard among the foliage.

13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

13He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.

14He 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;

14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,

15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

15wine that makes human hearts glad--making his face shine with oil--and bread that sustains human hearts.

16The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

16The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

17There the birds make their nests; storks make their homes in the pine trees.

18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.

19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

19He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set.

20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir.

21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

22The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.

23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.

24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

24How countless are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

25So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number--living things both large and small.

26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

26There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.

27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

27All of them wait for you to give them their food at the right time.

28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

28When you give it to them, they gather it; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

30When you send your breath, they are created, and you renew the surface of the ground.

31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works.

32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.

33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.

34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

34May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the LORD.

35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.

35May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, bless the LORD! Hallelujah!

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