How Many Are Your Works, O LORD! 2 Brenton who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain. BSB BSB: He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
3 Brenton Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind. BSB BSB: laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
4 Brenton Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire. BSB BSB: He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
5 Brenton Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever. BSB BSB: He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
6 Brenton The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills. BSB BSB: You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 Brenton At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall be alarmed. BSB BSB: At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
8 Brenton They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them. BSB BSB: the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
9 Brenton Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth. BSB BSB: You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
11 Brenton They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst. BSB BSB: They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 Brenton By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks. BSB BSB: The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
13 Brenton He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works. BSB BSB: He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
15 Brenton and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart. BSB BSB: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
16 Brenton The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted. BSB BSB: The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
17 Brenton There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. BSB BSB: where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
18 Brenton The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, and the rock for the rabbits. BSB BSB: The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 Brenton He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down. BSB BSB: He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
20 Brenton Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad: BSB BSB: You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
22 Brenton The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens. BSB BSB: The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
23 Brenton Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening. BSB BSB: Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
24 Brenton How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation. BSB BSB: How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
25 Brenton So is this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.BSB BSB: Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
26 Brenton There go the ships; and this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it. BSB BSB: There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
28 Brenton When thou hast given it them, they will gather it ; and when thou hast opened thine hand, they shall all be filled with good. BSB BSB: When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29 Brenton But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust. BSB BSB: When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 Brenton Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. BSB BSB: When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
31 Brenton Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works; BSB BSB: May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
32 Brenton who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke. BSB BSB: He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
33 Brenton I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist. BSB BSB: I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 Brenton Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord. BSB BSB: May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 Brenton Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. BSB BSB: May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
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