| 1 For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty: | 1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations. |
| 2 and art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion: | 2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders. |
| 3 who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds. | 3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice. |
| 4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire. | 4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always. |
| 5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever. | 5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth: |
| 6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand. | 6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect. |
| 7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear. | 7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth. |
| 8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them. | 8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations, |
| 9 Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth. | 9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac. |
| 10 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass. | 10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament, |
| 11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst. | 11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance. |
| 12 Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices. | 12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there, |
| 13 Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works: | 13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people, |
| 14 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth: | 14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf. |
| 15 and that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart. | 15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets. |
| 16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted: | 16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread. |
| 17 there the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron. | 17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave. |
| 18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins. | 18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul, |
| 19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. | 19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him. |
| 20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about: | 20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him. |
| 21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God. | 21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions, |
| 22 The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens. | 22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence. |
| 23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening. | 23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham. |
| 24 How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches. | 24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies. |
| 25 So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great. | 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants. |
| 26 There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein. | 26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose. |
| 27 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season. | 27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham. |
| 28 What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good. | 28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech. |
| 29 But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust. | 29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish. |
| 30 Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. | 30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings. |
| 31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. | 31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region. |
| 32 He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. | 32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land. |
| 33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | 33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region. |
| 34 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord. | 34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number. |
| 35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord. | 35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land. |
| 36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor. |
| 37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes. |
| 38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them. |
| 39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night. |
| 40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
| 41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land. |
| 42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham. |
| 43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing. |
| 44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples, |
| 45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law. |