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You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
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You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.
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At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
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They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.
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You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth.
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He sends the springs into the valleys, They flow among the hills.
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They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.
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He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
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He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth,
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And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man's heart.
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The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
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Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.
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The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
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He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.
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You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
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The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
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When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.
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Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.
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O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions--
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This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.