How Many Are Your Works, O LORD! 2 RV Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: BSB BSB: He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
3 RV Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the 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 RV Who maketh winds his messengers; his ministers a flaming fire: BSB BSB: He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
5 RV Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved for ever. BSB BSB: He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
6 RV Thou coveredst 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 RV 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 RV They went up by the mountains, they went down by the valleys, 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 RV Thou hast set a bound that 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 RV 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 RV By them the fowl of the heaven have their habitation, they sing among the branches. BSB BSB: The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
13 RV He watereth the mountains from his 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 RV And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that 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 RV The trees of the LORD 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 RV 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 RV The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies. BSB BSB: The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 RV He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. BSB BSB: He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
20 RV Thou makest darkness, and it is night; Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. BSB BSB: You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
22 RV The sun ariseth, they get them away, and lay them down in their dens. BSB BSB: The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
23 RV 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 RV O LORD, how manifold are thy works! 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 RV Yonder is the sea, great and wide, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. BSB BSB: Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
26 RV There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to take his pastime therein. BSB BSB: There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
28 RV That thou givest unto them they gather; thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied 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 RV Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath they die, 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 RV Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground. BSB BSB: When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
31 RV Let the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in his works: BSB BSB: May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
32 RV Who 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 RV I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any 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 RV Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in the LORD. BSB BSB: May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 RV Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. 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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