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104 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty—

who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

who layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters, who maketh the clouds His chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

who maketh His angels spirits, His ministers a flaming fire;

who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should never be removed.

Thou covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

At Thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of Thy thunder they hastened away.

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

Thou hast set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.

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

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

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

13 He watereth the hills from His chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.

14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,

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

16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon which He hath planted,

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

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

19 He appointed the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his time to go down.

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

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

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

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

24 O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy riches.

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

26 There go the ships; there also is that leviathan, whom Thou hast made to play therein.

27 These all wait upon Thee, that Thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

28 What Thou givest them, they gather: Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good.

29 Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

30 Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.

31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever; the Lord shall rejoice in His works.

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

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

34 My meditation of Him shall be sweet; I will be glad in the Lord.

35 Let 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!

105 O give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the people.

Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him; talk ye of all His wondrous works.

Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore.

Remember His marvelous works that He hath done, His wonders and the judgments of His mouth,

O ye seed of Abraham, His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen.

He is the Lord our God; His judgments are over all the earth.

He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

which covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac,

10 and confirmed the same unto Jacob as a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

11 saying, “Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”

12 when they were but a few men in number, yea, very few and strangers in it.

13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people,

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, He reproved kings for their sakes,

15 saying, “Touch not Mine anointed, and do My prophets no harm.”

16 Moreover He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph who was sold as a servant,

18 whose feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in irons.

19 Until the time when his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tried him.

20 The king sent and loosed him, even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

21 He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,

22 to command his princes at his pleasure and teach his elders wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And He increased His people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He turned their heart to hate His people and to deal subtly with His servants.

26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.

27 They showed His signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness and made it dark, and they rebelled not against His word.

29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, even in the chambers of their kings.

31 He spoke and there came divers sorts of flies and lice in all their borders.

32 He gave them hail for rain and flaming fire in their land.

33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees, and broke the trees of their borders.

34 He spoke and the locusts came, and caterpillars without number,

35 and they ate up all the herbs in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground.

36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold, and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

39 He spread a cloud for a covering and fire to give light in the night.

40 The people asked, and He brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock and the waters gushed out, and ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For He remembered His holy promise and Abraham His servant.

43 And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen with gladness,

44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labor of the people,

45 that they might observe His statutes and keep His laws. Praise ye the Lord!