O Lord My God, You Are Very Great

104 lBless the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, you are mvery great!

nYou are clothed with splendor and majesty,

2  covering yourself with light as with a garment,

ostretching out the heavens plike a tent.

3  He qlays the beams of his rchambers on the waters;

he makes sthe clouds his chariot;

he rides on tthe wings of the wind;

4  he umakes his messengers winds,

his vministers wa flaming fire.

5  He xset the earth on its foundations,

so that it should never be moved.

6  You ycovered it with the deep as with a garment;

the waters stood above the mountains.

7  At zyour rebuke they fled;

at athe sound of your thunder they btook to flight.

8  The mountains rose, the valleys sank down

to the place that you cappointed for them.

9  You set da boundary that they may not pass,

so that they emight not again cover the earth.

10  You make springs gush forth in the valleys;

they flow between the hills;

11  they fgive drink to every beast of the field;

the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12  Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;

they sing among the branches.

13  gFrom your lofty abode you hwater the mountains;

the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

14  You cause ithe grass to grow for the livestock

and jplants for man to cultivate,

that he may bring forth kfood from the earth

15  and lwine to gladden the heart of man,

moil to make his face shine

and bread to nstrengthen man’s heart.

16  The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,

othe cedars of Lebanon pthat he planted.

17  In them the birds build their nests;

the stork has her home in the fir trees.

18  The high mountains are for qthe wild goats;

the rocks are a refuge for rthe rock badgers.

19  He made the moon to mark the sseasons;1

the sun knows its time for setting.

20  tYou make darkness, and it is night,

when all the beasts of the forest creep about.

21  uThe young lions roar for their prey,

seeking their food from God.

22  When the sun rises, they steal away

and lie down in their vdens.

23  wMan goes out to his work

and to his labor until the evening.

24  O Lord, how manifold are your works!

In xwisdom have you made them all;

the earth is full of your creatures.

25  Here is the sea, great and wide,

ywhich teems with creatures innumerable,

living things both small and great.

26  There go the ships,

and zLeviathan, which you formed to aplay in it.2

27  These ball look to you,

to cgive them their food in due season.

28  When you give it to them, they gather it up;

when you dopen your hand, they are filled with good things.

29  When you ehide your face, they are fdismayed;

when you gtake away their breath, they die

and hreturn to their dust.

30  When you isend forth your Spirit,3 they are created,

and you jrenew the face of the ground.

31  May the glory of the Lord kendure forever;

may the Lord lrejoice in his works,

32  who looks on the earth and it mtrembles,

who ntouches the mountains and they smoke!

33  I will sing to the Lord oas long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

34  May my pmeditation be pleasing to him,

for I rejoice in the Lord.

35  Let qsinners be consumed from the earth,

and let the wicked be no more!

rBless the Lord, O my soul!

sPraise the Lord!

Great Are the Lord’s Works

111 1 pPraise the Lord!

I qwill give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the company of rthe upright, in the congregation.

2  Great are the sworks of the Lord,

tstudied by all who delight in them.

3  uFull of splendor and majesty is his work,

and his vrighteousness endures forever.

4  He has wcaused his wondrous works to be remembered;

the Lord is gracious and merciful.

5  He provides food for those who fear him;

he xremembers his covenant forever.

6  He has shown his people the power of his works,

in giving them the inheritance of the nations.

7  The works of his hands are faithful and just;

all his precepts are ytrustworthy;

8  they are zestablished forever and ever,

to be performed with afaithfulness and uprightness.

9  He sent bredemption to his people;

he has ccommanded his covenant forever.

dHoly and awesome is his name!

10  eThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have fa good understanding.

His gpraise endures forever!

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 1 hPraise the Lord!

iBlessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who jgreatly delights in his commandments!

2  His koffspring will be mighty in the land;

lthe generation of the upright will be blessed.

3  mWealth and riches are in his house,

and his nrighteousness endures forever.

4  Light dawns in the darkness ofor the upright;

he is gracious, merciful, and prighteous.

5  It is well with the man who qdeals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice.

6  For the righteous will rnever be moved;

she will be remembered forever.

7  He is not tafraid of bad news;

his uheart is firm, vtrusting in the Lord.

8  His heart is steady;2 he will not be afraid,

until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

9  He has wdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;

his xhorn is exalted in honor.

10  The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he ygnashes his teeth and zmelts away;

athe desire of the wicked will perish!

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 bPraise the Lord!

cPraise, O dservants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!

2  eBlessed be the name of the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore!

3  fFrom the rising of the sun to its setting,

gthe name of the Lord is hto be praised!

4  The Lord is ihigh above all nations,

and his jglory above the heavens!

5  kWho is like the Lord our God,

who is seated on high,

6  who llooks far down

on the heavens and the earth?

7  He mraises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

8  to make them nsit with princes,

with the princes of his people.

9  He ogives the barren woman a home,

making her the joyous mother of children.

bPraise the Lord!