22BLESS YAHWEH O ALL WORKS HIS IN ALL [THE] PLACES OF DOMINION HIS BLESS O SELF MY <OBJ.> YAHWEH 22Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
1BLESS O SELF MY <OBJ.> YAHWEH O YAHWEH GOD MY YOU ARE GREAT EXCEEDINGLY SPLENDOR AND MAJESTY YOU ARE CLOTHED How Many Are Your Works, O LORD! 1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2[YOU ARE] WRAPPING YOURSELF LIGHT LIKE <THE> GARMENT [YOU ARE] STRETCHING OUT [THE] HEAVENS LIKE <THE> TENT CURTAIN 2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
3THE [ONE WHO] MAKES BEAMS FOR ON THE WATERS UPPER ROOMS HIS THE [ONE WHO] MAKES CLOUDS CHARIOT HIS THE [ONE WHO] WALKS ON [THE] WINGS OF [THE] WIND 3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
4[HE IS] MAKING MESSENGERS HIS WINDS SERVANTS HIS A FIRE FLAMING 4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.*NoteCloseLXX He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire. Cited in Hebrews 1:7
5HE ESTABLISHED [THE] EARTH ON FOUNDATIONS ITS NOT IT WILL BE SHAKEN FOREVER AND EVER 5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
6[THE] DEEP LIKE <THE> CLOTHING YOU COVERED IT ABOVE [THE] MOUNTAINS THEY STOOD [THE] WATERS 6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7FROM REBUKE YOUR THEY FLED! FROM [THE] SOUND OF THUNDER YOUR THEY HURRIED AWAY! 7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
8THEY WENT UP MOUNTAINS THEY WENT DOWN VALLEYS TO [THE] PLACE <OF> WHICH YOU HAD ESTABLISHED FOR THEM 8the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
9A BOUNDARY YOU SET [WHICH] NOT THEY WILL PASS! NOT THEY WILL RETURN! TO COVER THE EARTH 9You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
10THE [ONE WHO] SENDS FORTH SPRINGS IN THE WADIS BETWEEN [THE] MOUNTAINS THEY GO! 10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
11THEY GIVE DRINK TO EVERY ANIMAL OF [THE] FIELD THEY BREAK WILD DONKEYS THIRST THEIR 11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12AT THEM [THE] BIRD[S] OF THE HEAVENS IT DWELLS FROM BETWEEN FOLIAGE THEY GIVE FORTH VOICE 12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
13[HE IS] WATERING MOUNTAINS FROM UPPER ROOMS HIS FROM [THE] FRUIT OF WORKS YOUR IT IS SATISFIED THE EARTH 13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
14[HE IS] CAUSING TO GROW GRASS FOR THE CATTLE AND VEGETATION FOR [THE] LABOR OF <THE> HUMANKIND TO BRING FORTH FOOD FROM THE EARTH 14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
15AND WINE [WHICH] IT MAKES GLAD [THE] HEART OF HUMANKIND TO MAKE SHINE FACES FROM OIL AND FOOD [WHICH THE] HEART OF HUMANKIND IT SUSTAINS 15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
16THEY ARE SATISFIED [THE] TREES OF YAHWEH [THE] CEDARS OF LEBANON WHICH HE PLANTED 16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
17WHERE THERE BIRDS THEY MAKE NESTS [THE] STORK [IS] FIR TREES HOME ITS 17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.*NoteCloseOr pines or junipers or firs
18[THE] MOUNTAINS <THE> HIGH [BELONG] TO THE MOUNTAIN GOATS CRAGS [ARE] A REFUGE FOR THE ROCK BADGERS 18The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.*NoteCloseOr the coneys or the hyraxes
19HE MADE [THE] MOON FOR APPOINTED TIMES [THE] SUN IT KNOWS SETTING ITS 19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
20YOU MAKE DARKNESS AND IT MAY BE NIGHT IN IT IT MOVES ABOUT EVERY ANIMAL OF [THE] FOREST 20You bring darkness, and it becomes night when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21THE YOUNG LIONS [ARE] ROARING FOR THE PREY AND TO SEEK FROM GOD FOOD THEIR 21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22IT RISES THE SUN THEY GATHER! AND INTO DENS THEIR THEY LIE DOWN! 22The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
23HE GOES OUT A PERSON TO WORK HIS AND TO LABOR HIS UNTIL EVENING 23Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
24HOW! THEY ARE MANY WORKS YOUR O YAHWEH ALL OF THEM WITH WISDOM YOU HAVE MADE IT IS FULL THE EARTH CREATURE[S] YOUR 24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
25THIS THE SEA [IS] GREAT AND WIDE OF BOTH HANDS [ARE] THERE MOVING THING[S] AND THERE NOT [IS] A NUMBER LIVING CREATURES SMALL WITH LARGE 25Here is the sea, vast and wide teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
26THERE SHIPS THEY GO ABOUT! LEVIATHAN WHICH YOU FORMED TO PLAY IN IT 26There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
27ALL OF THEM TO YOU THEY WAIT! TO GIVE FOOD THEIR AT APPROPRIATE TIME ITS 27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
28YOU GIVE TO THEM THEY GATHER! YOU OPEN HAND YOUR THEY ARE SATISFIED! GOOD THING[S] 28When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29YOU HIDE FACE YOUR THEY ARE TERRIFIED! YOU WITHDRAW BREATH THEIR THEY DIE! AND TO DUST THEIR THEY RETURN! 29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30YOU SEND FORTH SPIRIT YOUR THEY ARE CREATED! AND YOU MAY RENEW [THE] SURFACE OF [THE] GROUND 30When You send Your Spirit,*NoteCloseOr breath they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
31MAY IT BE [THE] GLORY OF YAHWEH FOR EVER MAY HE REJOICE YAHWEH IN WORKS HIS 31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
32THE [ONE WHO] LOOKS TO THE EARTH AND IT TREMBLED HE TOUCHES <IN> THE MOUNTAINS SO THEY MAY SMOKE 32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
33I WILL SING TO YAHWEH IN LIFE MY I WILL SING PRAISES TO GOD MY IN DURATION MY 33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34MAY IT BE PLEASING TO HIM MEDITATION MY I I REJOICE IN YAHWEH 34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35LET THEM BE DESTROYED SINNERS FROM THE EARTH AND WICKED [PEOPLE] [BE] AGAIN NOT THEY BLESS O SELF MY <OBJ.> YAHWEH PRAISE YAHWEH 35May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!*NoteCloseOr Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD