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## The Glory of Yahweh Endures Forever
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Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
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Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out the heavens like a _tent_ curtain.
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He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He sets up the clouds _to be_ His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;
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He makes His angels the winds, His ministers flaming fire.
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He founded the earth upon its place, So that it will not shake forever and ever.
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You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.
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At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away in alarm.
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The mountains went up; the valleys went down To the place which You founded for them.
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You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.
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He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains;
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They give water to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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Above them the birds of the heavens dwell; They give forth _their_ voices among the branches.
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He gives water to the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
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He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for man's cultivation, To bring forth food from the earth,
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And wine which makes man's heart glad, To make _his_ face glisten more than oil, And food which sustains man's heart.
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The trees of Yahweh are satisfied, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
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Where the birds build their nests, The stork's home is in the fir trees.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
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He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.
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You appoint darkness so that it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
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The young lions roar _to go_ after their prey And to seek their food from God.
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_When_ the sun rises they gather together And lie down in their dens.
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Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening.
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How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.
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This is the sea, great and broad, There _the_ creeping things are without number, Creatures both small and great.
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There the ships move along, _And_ Leviathan, which You have formed to play in it.
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They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.
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You give to them, they gather _it_ up; You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
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You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their spirit, they breathe their last And return to their dust.
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You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.
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Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever; Let Yahweh be glad in His works;
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He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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I will sing to Yahweh throughout my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have _my_ being.
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Let my musing be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in Yahweh.
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Let sinners be consumed from the earth And let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah!