The LORD's Care for His Creation |
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Bless the LORD, O my soul.
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O LORD my God, thou art very great; |
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thou art clothed with honor and majesty: |
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who coverest thyself with light as with a garment:
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who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: |
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who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters:
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who maketh the clouds his chariot: |
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who walketh upon the wings of the wind: |
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who maketh his angels spirits;
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who laid the foundations of the earth,
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that it should not be removed for ever. |
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Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment:
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the waters stood above the mountains. |
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At thy rebuke they fled;
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at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. |
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They go up by the mountains;
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they go down by the valleys |
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unto the place which thou hast founded for them. |
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Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
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that they turn not again to cover the earth. |
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He sendeth the springs into the valleys,
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which run among the hills. |
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They give drink to every beast of the field:
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the wild asses quench their thirst. |
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By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,
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which sing among the branches. |
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He watereth the hills from his chambers:
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the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. |
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He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
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and herb for the service of man: |
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that he may bring forth food out of the earth; |
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and wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
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and oil to make his face to shine, |
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and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. |
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The trees of the LORD are full of sap;
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the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; |
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where the birds make their nests:
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as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. |
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The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats;
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and the rocks for the conies. |
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He appointed the moon for seasons:
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the sun knoweth his going down. |
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night:
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wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. |
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The young lions roar after their prey,
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and seek their meat from God. |
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The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together,
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and lay them down in their dens. |
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Man goeth forth unto his work
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and to his labor until the evening. |
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O LORD, how manifold are thy works!
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In wisdom hast thou made them all: |
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the earth is full of thy riches. |
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So is this great and wide sea,
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wherein are things creeping innumerable, |
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both small and great beasts. |
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There go the ships:
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These wait all upon thee;
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that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. |
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That thou givest them they gather:
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thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. |
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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled:
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thou takest away their breath, they die, |
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and return to their dust. |
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Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created:
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and thou renewest the face of the earth. |
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The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever:
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the LORD shall rejoice in his works. |
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He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth:
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he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. |
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I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live:
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I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. |
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My meditation of him shall be sweet:
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I will be glad in the LORD. |
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Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth,
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and let the wicked be no more. |
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Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. |
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Praise ye the LORD. |
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