He set the earth(A) on its foundations;(B)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(C) with the watery depths(D) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(E) above the mountains.
But at your rebuke(F) the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder(G) they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned(H) for them.
You set a boundary(I) they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

10 He makes springs(J) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(K) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys(L) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(M) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.(N)
13 He waters the mountains(O) from his upper chambers;(P)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(Q)

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