How Many Are Your Works, O LORD! 2 DBY Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; — BSB BSB: He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
3 DBY Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon 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 DBY Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire. BSB BSB: He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
5 DBY He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever. BSB BSB: He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
6 DBY Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains: BSB BSB: You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 DBY At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; — BSB BSB: At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
8 DBY The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; — BSB BSB: the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
9 DBY Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth. BSB BSB: You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
11 DBY They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst. BSB BSB: They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 DBY The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches. BSB BSB: The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
13 DBY He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is 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 DBY And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making his face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth 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 DBY The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted, BSB BSB: The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
17 DBY Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. BSB BSB: where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
18 DBY The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers. BSB BSB: The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 DBY He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down. BSB BSB: He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
20 DBY Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth: BSB BSB: You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
22 DBY The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens. BSB BSB: The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
23 DBY Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening. BSB BSB: Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
24 DBY How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. BSB BSB: How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
25 DBY Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great. BSB BSB: Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
26 DBY There go the ships; there that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein. BSB BSB: There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
28 DBY That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are 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 DBY Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire 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 DBY Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth. BSB BSB: When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
31 DBY The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works. BSB BSB: May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
32 DBY He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. BSB BSB: He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
33 DBY I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being. BSB BSB: I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 DBY My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah. BSB BSB: May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 DBY Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah! 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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