| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. | 1My soul, praise Yahweh! LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor. |
| 2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: | 2He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, |
| 3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: | 3laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind, |
| 4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: | 4and making the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. |
| 5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. | 5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. |
| 6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. | 6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
| 7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. | 7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away-- |
| 8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. | 8mountains rose and valleys sank-- to the place You established for them. |
| 9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. | 9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. |
| 10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. | 10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains. |
| 11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. | 11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
| 12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. | 12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they sing among the foliage. |
| 13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. | 13He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. |
| 14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; | 14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, |
| 15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. | 15wine that makes man's heart glad-- making his face shine with oil-- and bread that sustains man's heart. |
| 16The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; | 16The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. |
| 17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. | 17There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees. |
| 18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. | 18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. |
| 19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. | 19He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set. |
| 20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. | 20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir. |
| 21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. | 21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. |
| 22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. | 22The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens. |
| 23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. | 23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening. |
| 24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. | 24How countless are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. |
| 25So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. | 25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small. |
| 26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. | 26There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. |
| 27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. | 27All of them wait for You to give them their food at the right time. |
| 28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. | 28When You give it to them, they gather it; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things. |
| 29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. | 29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. |
| 30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. | 30When You send Your breath, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. |
| 31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. | 31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. |
| 32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. | 32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. |
| 33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | 33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. |
| 34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. | 34May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the LORD. |
| 35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. | 35May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah! |
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