87 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
87 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 104
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1 My soul, bless the Lord!
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Lord my God, you are very great;
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you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
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2 He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe,
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spreading out the sky like a canopy,
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3 laying the beams of his palace
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on the waters above,
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making the clouds his chariot,
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walking on the wings of the wind,
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4 and making the winds his messengers,
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flames of fire his servants.
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5 He established the earth on its foundations;
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it will never be shaken.
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6 You covered it with the deep
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as if it were a garment;
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the water stood above the mountains.
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7 At your rebuke the water fled;
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at the sound of your thunder they hurried away—
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8 mountains rose and valleys sank—
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to the place you established for them.
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9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;
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they will never cover the earth again.
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10 He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
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they flow between the mountains.
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11 They supply water for every wild beast;
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the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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12 The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
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they make their voices heard among the foliage.
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13 He waters the mountains from his palace;
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the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.
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14 He causes grass to grow for the livestock
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and provides crops for man to cultivate,
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producing food from the earth,
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15 wine that makes human hearts glad—
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making his face shine with oil—
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and bread that sustains human hearts.
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16 The trees of the Lord flourish,
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the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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17 There the birds make their nests;
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storks make their homes in the pine trees.
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18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
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the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.
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19 He made the moon to mark the festivals;
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the sun knows when to set.
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20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
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when all the forest animals stir.
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21 The young lions roar for their prey
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and seek their food from God.
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22 The sun rises; they go back
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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 evening.
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24 How countless are your works, Lord!
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In wisdom you have made them all;
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the earth is full of your creatures.
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25 Here is the sea, vast and wide,
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teeming with creatures beyond number—
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living things both large and small.
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26 There the ships move about,
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and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.
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27 All of them wait for you
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to give them their food at the right time.
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28 When you give it to them,
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they gather it;
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when you open your hand,
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they are satisfied with good things.
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29 When you hide your face,
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they are terrified;
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when you take away their breath,
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they die and return to the dust.
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30 When you send your breath,
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they are created,
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and you renew the surface 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 He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
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he touches the mountains,
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and they pour out smoke.
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33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
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I will sing praise to my God while I live.
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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him;
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I will rejoice in the Lord.
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35 May sinners vanish from the earth
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and wicked people be no more.
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My soul, bless the Lord!
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Hallelujah! |