New King James Version

King James Bible

1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,

1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

4Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

5You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,

5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.

6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

7At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

8They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.

8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

9You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth.

9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

10He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills.

10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

12By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.

12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

13He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

14He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth,

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;

15And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

16The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

16The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.

17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

18The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.

18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

19He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.

19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

20You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.

20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

22When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

23Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.

23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

24O LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—

24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

25This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.

25So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

26There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.

26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

27These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.

27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

28What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

29You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

30You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.

30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice in His works.

31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.

32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD.

34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

35May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise 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.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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