Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. CIV Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the wa ters: Who maketh the clouds his chariot: Who walketh upon the wings of the wind: His ministers a flaming fire: Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be removed for ever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: The waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys Unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth. They give drink to every beast of the field: By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, Which sing among the branches. He watereth the hills from his chambers: The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. That he may bring forth food out of the earth; And bread which strengtheneth man's heart. The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. There go the ships: There is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. These wait all upon thee; That thou mayest give them their meat in due sea son. That thou givest them they gather: Thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: And thou renewest the face of the earth. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord. Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, And let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. CV O Give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: Make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: Talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: Seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen. He is the Lord our God: His judgments are in all the earth. He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand ge nerations. Which covenant he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, When they were but a few men in number; When they went from one nation to another, Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: He brake the whole staff of bread. He sent a man before them, Even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: He was laid in iron: Until the time that his word came: The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of the people, and let him He made him lord of his house, |