⁵ He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken.^(G)
6 You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the water stood above the mountains.^(H)
7 At your rebuke the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder they hurried away^(I)—
⁸ mountains rose and valleys sank^[b]—
to the place you established for them.^(J)
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again.^(K)

¹⁰ He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains.^(L)
11 They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.^(M)
12 The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
they make their voices heard among the foliage.^(N)
13 He waters the mountains from his palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.^(O)

¹⁴ He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,^(P)
15 wine that makes human hearts glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains human hearts.^(Q)

¹⁶ The trees of the Lord flourish,^[c]
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.^(R)
17 There the birds make their nests;
storks make their homes in the pine trees.^(S)
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.^(T)

¹⁹ He made the moon to mark the^[d] festivals;^[e]
the sun knows when to set.^(U)
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.^(V)
21 The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.^(W)
22 The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.^(X)
23 Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening.^(Y)

²⁴ How countless are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.^[f](Z)
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.^(AA)
26 There the ships move about,
and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.^(AB)

²⁷ All of them wait for you
to give them their food at the right time.^(AC)
28 When you give it to them,
they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.^(AD)
29 When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.^(AE)
30 When you send your breath,^[g]
they are created,^(AF)
and you renew the surface of the ground.^(AG)

³¹ May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works.^(AH)
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
he touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke.^(AI)
33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.^(AJ)
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.^(AK)
35 May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more.^(AL)
My soul, bless the Lord!
Hallelujah!

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what^[a] is before you,
² and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big^[b] appetite;
³ don’t desire his choice food,^(A)
for that food is deceptive.