Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God Thou art very great, Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.

Bless the L rd, O my soul. O L rd, my G d, You are greatly exalted. You have clothed Yourself with glory and beauty.

Who covers himself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:

He cloaks [the firmament] with light as with a garment. He stretches forth the heavens as a sheet.

who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:

He roofs His upper chambers with water. He makes clouds His chariot. He walks [the clouds] on the wings of the wind.

who makes the winds his messengers; the flames of fire his ministers:

He makes winds His messengers; a burning fire, His ministers.

who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever.

He established the earth on its foundations that it not incline [to fall] forever.

Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

He covered the depths [i.e., the sea] as with a garment; on the mountains stand the waters [(Oceanus, viz. Amos 5:8)].

At Thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of Thy thunder they hastened away;

At Your rebuke [viz. Genesis 1:9], they [the waters] fled; at the sound of Your thundering, they quickened [(to their basin)].

they went up the mountains; they flowed down the valleys to the place which Thou didst found for them.

They ascended mountains; they descended [into] the valleys, to this place that You founded for them.

Thou didst set a bound that they might not pass over; that they might not turn back to cover the earth.

You set [for them] a bound [i.e., the shore] that they could not pass, [whereby] they could not return to cover the land.

He sends the springs into the valleys; they flow between the hills:

He sends forth springs among the streams, that course between the mountains.

they give drink to every wild beast: the wild asses quench their thirst.

They water all the living things of the field; the creatures slake their thirst [by them].

Beside them dwell the birds of the sky; from among the branches they sing.

Above them [(the springs)] dwell the birds of heaven, lifting their voices between the leaves.

He waters the hills from his upper chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.

He waters mountains from His heights [(the clouds)]. From the fruit of Your works [i.e., the rain] the earth is sated.

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

He makes sprout grass for the beast and herb for the work of man, to bring forth bread from the earth.

and wine that makes glad the heart of man; oil to brighten his face; and bread which sustains the heart of man.

And wine which rejoices the heart of man, [the wherewithal] to brighten his face with oil, and bread to stay the heart of man.

The trees of the Lord have their fill; the cedars of Levanon, which he has planted;

The trees of the L rd [in Eden] are sated, the cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the cypress trees are her house.

Where the birds nest, the stork [making] firs its home,

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the badgers.

The high mountains for the wild goats; the rocks, a shelter for the conies.

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.

He made the moon for [(the reckoning of)] festivals; the sun knows its setting [(as opposed to the moon, whose setting is sometimes long, sometimes short)].

Thou makest darkness, and it is night; when all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

You made darkness and it [i.e., its domain] was night, wherein stir all the creatures of the forest.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

The young lions roar for the prey, and seek their food from G d.

The sun rises, they slink away, and lay them down in their dens.

When the sun rises, they betake themselves, and in their dens they lie.

Man goes forth to his work and to his labour until the evening.

A man [then] goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.

O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! in wisdom hast Thou made them all: the earth is full of Thy creatures.

How vast are Your works, O L rd. You have wrought all in wisdom; the earth is full of Your acquisitions.

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are creeping things innumerable, both small and great beasts.

This great, broad sea, endued with infinite stirrings, small creatures and great,

There go the ships: there are the dolphins, whom Thou hast made to play therein.

Whereon course the ships; this leviathan, which You formed to disport with.

These wait all upon Thee; that Thou mayst give them their food in due season.

They all aspire to You, to give [them] their food in its time.

Thou givest it to them; they gather it: Thou openest Thy hand, they are filled with good.

You give it to them and they gather it; You open wide Your hand and they are sated with good.

Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled: Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

When You hide Your face, they are confounded. You stifle their spirit and they expire, and they return to their dust.

Thou sendest forth Thy breath, they are created: and Thou renewest the face of the earth.

When You send Your spirit [(for the resurrection)], they will be [re-] created, and the face of the earth will be renewed.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever: let the Lord rejoice in his works.

The glory of the L rd shall endure forever; the L rd shall rejoice in His handiwork.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.

He looks to the earth and it trembles; He touches the mountains and they smoke.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

I shall sing to the L rd in my life; I shall sing to the L rd while I live.

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will rejoice in the Lord.

My plaint shall be sweet to Him; I shall rejoice in the L rd.

The sinners will be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked will be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Haleluya!

Sinners will vanish from the earth and the wicked will be no more. Bless the L rd, O my soul, Hallelukah!