CIV. Book IV. Jehovah's Care over All His Works. 1909-14. The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics

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The Book of Psalms.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Book IV

CIV

Jehovah’s Care over All His Works


[1]	BLESS Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
[2]	Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
[3]	Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
[4]	Who maketh winds 1 his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
[5]	Who 2 laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
[6]	Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.
[7]	At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
[8]	(The 3 mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
[9]	Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
[10]	He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
[11]	They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.
[12]	By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing 4 among the branches.
[13]	He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
[14]	He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service 5 of man; That he may bring forth food 6 out of the earth,
[15]	And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And 7 oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.
[16]	The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
[17]	Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
[18]	The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
[19]	He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
[20]	Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
[21]	The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
[22]	The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.
[23]	Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.
[24]	O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. 8
[25]	Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
[26]	There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein. 9
[27]	These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
[28]	Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
[29]	Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest 10 away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
[30]	Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
[31]	Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:
[32]	Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
[33]	I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
[34]	Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
[35]	Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise 11 ye Jehovah.

Note 1. Or, his angels winds. [back]

Note 2. Heb. He founded the earth upon her bases. [back]

Note 3. Or, They went up by the mountains, they went down by the valleys. [back]

Note 4. Heb. utter their voice. [back]

Note 5. Or, labor. [back]

Note 6. Heb. bread. [back]

Note 7. Heb. To make his face to shine with oil. [back]

Note 8. Or, creatures. [back]

Note 9. Or, with him. See Job 41. 5. [back]

Note 10. Or, gatherest in. [back]

Note 11. Heb. Hallelujah. [back]

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