1 Bendize, ó minha alma, ao Senhor!

Senhor, Deus meu, como tu és magnificente:

sobrevestido de glória e majestade,

2 coberto de luz como de um manto.

Tu estendes o céu como uma cortina,

3 pões nas águas o vigamento da tua morada,

tomas as nuvens por teu carro

e voas nas asas do vento.

4 Fazes a teus anjos ventos

e a teus ministros, labaredas de fogo.

5 Lançaste os fundamentos da terra,

para que ela não vacile em tempo nenhum.

6 Tomaste o abismo por vestuário e a cobriste;

as águas ficaram acima das montanhas;

7 à tua repreensão, fugiram,

à voz do teu trovão, bateram em retirada.

8 Elevaram-se os montes, desceram os vales,

até ao lugar que lhes havias preparado.

9 Puseste às águas divisa que não ultrapassarão,

para que não tornem a cobrir a terra.

10 Tu fazes rebentar fontes no vale,

cujas águas correm entre os montes;

11 dão de beber a todos os animais do campo;

os jumentos selvagens matam a sua sede.

12 Junto delas têm as aves do céu o seu pouso

e, por entre a ramagem, desferem o seu canto.

13 Do alto de tua morada, regas os montes;

a terra farta-se do fruto de tuas obras.

14 Fazes crescer a relva para os animais

e as plantas, para o serviço do homem,

de sorte que da terra tire o seu pão,

15 o vinho, que alegra o coração do homem,

o azeite, que lhe dá brilho ao rosto,

e o alimento, que lhe sustém as forças.

16 Avigoram-se as árvores do Senhor

e os cedros do Líbano que ele plantou,

17 em que as aves fazem seus ninhos;

quanto à cegonha, a sua casa é nos ciprestes.

18 Os altos montes são das cabras montesinhas,

e as rochas, o refúgio dos arganazes.

19 Fez a lua para marcar o tempo;

o sol conhece a hora do seu ocaso.

20 Dispões as trevas, e vem a noite,

na qual vagueiam os animais da selva.

21 Os leõezinhos rugem pela presa

e buscam de Deus o sustento;

22 em vindo o sol, eles se recolhem

e se acomodam nos seus covis.

23 Sai o homem para o seu trabalho

e para o seu encargo até à tarde.

24 Que variedade, Senhor, nas tuas obras!

Todas com sabedoria as fizeste;

cheia está a terra das tuas riquezas.

25 Eis o mar vasto, imenso,

no qual se movem seres sem conta,

animais pequenos e grandes.

26 Por ele transitam os navios

e o monstro marinho que formaste para nele folgar.

27 Todos esperam de ti

que lhes dês de comer a seu tempo.

28 Se lhes dás, eles o recolhem;

se abres a mão, eles se fartam de bens.

29 Se ocultas o rosto, eles se perturbam;

se lhes cortas a respiração, morrem

e voltam ao seu pó.

30 Envias o teu Espírito, eles são criados,

e, assim, renovas a face da terra.

31 A glória do Senhor seja para sempre!

Exulte o Senhor por suas obras!

32 Com só olhar para a terra, ele a faz tremer;

toca as montanhas, e elas fumegam.

33 Cantarei ao Senhor enquanto eu viver;

cantarei louvores ao meu Deus durante a minha vida.

34 Seja-lhe agradável a minha meditação;

eu me alegrarei no Senhor.

35 Desapareçam da terra os pecadores,

e já não subsistam os perversos.

Bendize, ó minha alma, ao Senhor!

Aleluia!

1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;

Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;

Who maketh the clouds his chariot;

Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

4 Who maketh winds his messengers;

Flames of fire his ministers;

5 Who laid the foundations of the earth,

That it should not be moved for ever.

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;

The waters stood above the mountains.

7 At thy rebuke they fled;

At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

8 (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down)

Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;

That they turn not again to cover the earth.

10 He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;

They run among the mountains;

11 They give drink to every beast of the field;

The wild asses quench their thirst.

12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;

They sing among the branches.

13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers:

The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,

And herb for the service of man;

That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,

And oil to make his face to shine,

And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

16 The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture,

The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17 Where the birds make their nests:

As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;

The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

19 He appointed the moon for seasons:

The sun knoweth his going down.

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night,

Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

21 The young lions roar after their prey,

And seek their food from God.

22 The sun ariseth, they get them away,

And lay them down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth unto his work

And to his labor until the evening.

24 O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works!

In wisdom hast thou made them all:

The earth is full of thy riches.

25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide,

Wherein are things creeping innumerable,

Both small and great beasts.

26 There go the ships;

There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

27 These wait all for thee,

That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

28 Thou givest unto them, they gather;

Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;

Thou takest away their breath, they die,

And return to their dust.

30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;

And thou renewest the face of the ground.

31 Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever;

Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;

He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live:

I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

34 Let my meditation be sweet unto him:

I will rejoice in Jehovah.

35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.

And let the wicked be no more.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

Praise ye Jehovah.

1 Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

2 The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent

3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

4 He makes winds his messengers, "flames of fire his servants.

5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

6 You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;

8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12 The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.

13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate — bringing forth food from the earth:

15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.

16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.

18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.

19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.

20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.

23 Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.

24 How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number — living things both large and small.

26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.

27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works —

32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

35 But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD. [^2]