Dual Panel1BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty--
2[You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain {or} a tent,
3Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,
4Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers.
5You laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them.
9You have set a boundary [for the waters] which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to deluge the earth.
10He sends forth springs into the valleys; their waters run among the mountains.
11They give drink to every [wild] beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst there.
12Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; they sing among the branches.
13He waters the mountains from His upper rooms; the earth is satisfied {and} abounds with the fruit of His works.
14He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle, and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth--
15And wine that gladdens the heart of man, to make his face shine more than oil, and bread to support, refresh, {and} strengthen man's heart.
16The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly {and} are filled with sap, the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted,
17Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies {and} badgers.
19[The Lord] appointed the moon for the seasons; the sun knows [the exact time of] its setting.
20You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, in which creeps forth every wild beast of the forest.
21The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God.
22When the sun arises, they withdraw themselves and lie down in their dens.
23Man goes forth to his work and remains at his task until evening.
24O Lord, how many {and} varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your riches {and} Your creatures.
25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are swarms of innumerable creeping things, creatures both small and great.
26There go the ships of the sea, and Leviathan (the sea monster), which You have formed to sport in it.
27These all wait {and} are dependent upon You, that You may give them their food in due season.
28When You give it to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, and they are filled with good things.
29When You hide Your face, they are troubled {and} dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30When You send forth Your Spirit {and} give them breath, they are created, and You replenish the face of the ground.
31May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works--
32Who looks on the earth, and it quakes {and} trembles, Who touches the mountains, and they smoke!
33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34May my meditation be sweet to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the Lord.
35Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)