Psalms 103
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty: 2and art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion: 3who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds. 4Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire. 5Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever. 6The deep, like a garment, is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand. 7At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear. 8The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them. 9Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over: neither shall they return to cover the earth. 10Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass. 11All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst. 12Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices. 13Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works: 14Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth: 15and 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. 16The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted: 17there the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron. 18The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins. 19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about. 21The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God. 22The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens. 23Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening. 24How great are thy works, O Lord! thou hast made all things in wisdom; the earth is filled with thy riches. 25So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number. Creatures little and great. 26There the ships shall go. This sea-dragon which thou hast formed to play therein. 27All expect of thee that thou give them food in season. 28What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good. 29But 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. 30Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. 31May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. 32He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. 33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 34Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord. 35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.