80 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
80 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 104
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1 Bless the Lord, O my soul!
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O Lord my God, you are very great!
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You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
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2 covering yourself with light as with a garment,
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stretching out the heavens like a tent.
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3 He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters;
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he makes the clouds his chariot;
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he rides on the wings of the wind;
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4 he makes his messengers winds,
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his ministers a flaming fire.
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5 He set the earth on its foundations,
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so that it should never be moved.
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6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
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the waters stood above the mountains.
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7 At your rebuke they fled;
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at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.
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8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
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to the place that you appointed for them.
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9 You set a boundary that they may not pass,
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so that they might not again cover the earth.
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10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
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they flow between the hills;
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11 they give drink to every beast of the field;
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the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
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they sing among the branches.
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13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
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the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
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14 You cause the grass to grow for the livestock
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and plants for man to cultivate,
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that he may bring forth food from the earth
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15 and wine to gladden the heart of man,
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oil to make his face shine
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and bread to strengthen man's heart.
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16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
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the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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17 In them the birds build their nests;
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the stork has her home in the fir trees.
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18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
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the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
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19 He made the moon to mark the seasons;
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the sun knows its time for setting.
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20 You make darkness, and it is night,
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when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
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21 The young lions roar for their prey,
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seeking their food from God.
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22 When the sun rises, they steal away
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and lie down in their dens.
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23 Man goes out to his work
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and to his labor until the evening.
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24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
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In wisdom have you made them all;
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the earth is full of your creatures.
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25 Here is the sea, great and wide,
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which teems with creatures innumerable,
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living things both small and great.
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26 There go the ships,
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and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.
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27 These all look to you,
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to give them their food in due season.
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28 When you give it to them, they gather it up;
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when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
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29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
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when you take away their breath, they die
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and return to their dust.
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30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,
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and you renew the face of the ground.
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31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
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may the Lord rejoice in his works,
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32 who looks on the earth and it trembles,
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who touches the mountains and they smoke!
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33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
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I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
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for I rejoice in the Lord.
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35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
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and let the wicked be no more!
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Bless the Lord, O my soul!
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Praise the Lord! |