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         <div class="label">102</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 102</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.102.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Hear my prayer, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.102.1"><span class="content">let my cry for help come to you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.102.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.102.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Do not hide your face from me</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.102.2"><span class="content">when I am in distress.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.102.2"><span class="content">Turn your ear to me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.102.2"><span class="content">when I call, answer me quickly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.102.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.102.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">For my days vanish like smoke;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.102.3"><span class="content">my bones burn like glowing embers.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.102.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.102.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">My heart is blighted and withered like grass;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.102.4"><span class="content">I forget to eat my food.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.102.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.102.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">In my distress I groan aloud</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.102.5"><span class="content">and am reduced to skin and bones.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.102.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.102.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">I am like a desert owl,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.102.6"><span class="content">like an owl among the ruins.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.102.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.102.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">I lie awake; I have become</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.102.7"><span class="content">like a bird alone on a roof.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.102.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.102.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">All day long my enemies taunt me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.102.8"><span class="content">those who rail against me use my name as a curse.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.102.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.102.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">For I eat ashes as my food</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.102.9"><span class="content">and mingle my drink with tears</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.102.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.102.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">because of your great wrath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.102.10"><span class="content">for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.102.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.102.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">My days are like the evening shadow;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.102.11"><span class="content">I wither away like grass.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.102.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.102.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">But you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, sit enthroned forever;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.102.12"><span class="content">your renown endures through all generations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.102.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.102.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">You will arise and have compassion on Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.102.13"><span class="content">for it is time to show favor to her;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.102.13"><span class="content">the appointed time has come.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.102.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.102.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For her stones are dear to your servants;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.102.14"><span class="content">her very dust moves them to pity.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.102.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.102.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The nations will fear the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.102.15"><span class="content">all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.102.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.102.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will rebuild Zion</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.102.16"><span class="content">and appear in his glory.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.102.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.102.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">He will respond to the prayer of the destitute;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.102.17"><span class="content">he will not despise their plea.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.102.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.102.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Let this be written for a future generation,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.102.18"><span class="content">that a people not yet created may praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.102.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.102.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">&#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> looked down from his sanctuary on high,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.102.19"><span class="content">from heaven he viewed the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.102.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.102.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">to hear the groans of the prisoners</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.102.20"><span class="content">and release those condemned to death.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.102.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.102.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">So the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will be declared in Zion</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.102.21"><span class="content">and his praise in Jerusalem</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.102.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.102.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">when the peoples and the kingdoms</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.102.22"><span class="content">assemble to worship the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.102.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.102.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">In the course of my life</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">102:23 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">By his power</span></span></span><span class="content"> he broke my strength;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.102.23"><span class="content">he cut short my days.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.102.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.102.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">So I said:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.102.24"><span class="content">&#8220;Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.102.24"><span class="content">your years go on through all generations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.102.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.102.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.102.25"><span class="content">and the heavens are the work of your hands.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.102.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.102.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">They will perish, but you remain;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.102.26"><span class="content">they will all wear out like a garment.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.102.26"><span class="content">Like clothing you will change them</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.102.26"><span class="content">and they will be discarded.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.102.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.102.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">But you remain the same,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.102.27"><span class="content">and your years will never end.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.102.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.102.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The children of your servants will live in your presence;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.102.28"><span class="content">their descendants will be established before you.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">103</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 103</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">Of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.103.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, my soul;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.103.1"><span class="content">all my inmost being, praise his holy name.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.103.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.103.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, my soul,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.103.2"><span class="content">and forget not all his benefits&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.103.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.103.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">who forgives all your sins</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.103.3"><span class="content">and heals all your diseases,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.103.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.103.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">who redeems your life from the pit</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.103.4"><span class="content">and crowns you with love and compassion,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.103.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.103.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">who satisfies your desires with good things</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.103.5"><span class="content">so that your youth is renewed like the eagle&#8217;s.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.103.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.103.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> works righteousness</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.103.6"><span class="content">and justice for all the oppressed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.103.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.103.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He made known his ways to Moses,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.103.7"><span class="content">his deeds to the people of Israel:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.103.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.103.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is compassionate and gracious,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.103.8"><span class="content">slow to anger, abounding in love.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.103.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.103.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He will not always accuse,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.103.9"><span class="content">nor will he harbor his anger forever;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.103.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.103.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">he does not treat us as our sins deserve</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.103.10"><span class="content">or repay us according to our iniquities.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.103.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.103.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">For as high as the heavens are above the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.103.11"><span class="content">so great is his love for those who fear him;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.103.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.103.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">as far as the east is from the west,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.103.12"><span class="content">so far has he removed our transgressions from us.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.103.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.103.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">As a father has compassion on his children,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.103.13"><span class="content">so the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has compassion on those who fear him;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.103.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.103.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">for he knows how we are formed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.103.14"><span class="content">he remembers that we are dust.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.103.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.103.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The life of mortals is like grass,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.103.15"><span class="content">they flourish like a flower of the field;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.103.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.103.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">the wind blows over it and it is gone,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.103.16"><span class="content">and its place remembers it no more.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.103.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.103.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">But from everlasting to everlasting</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.103.17"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s love is with those who fear him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.103.17"><span class="content">and his righteousness with their children&#8217;s children&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.103.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.103.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">with those who keep his covenant</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.103.18"><span class="content">and remember to obey his precepts.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.103.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.103.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has established his throne in heaven,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.103.19"><span class="content">and his kingdom rules over all.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.103.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.103.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, you his angels,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.103.20"><span class="content">you mighty ones who do his bidding,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.103.20"><span class="content">who obey his word.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.103.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.103.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, all his heavenly hosts,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.103.21"><span class="content">you his servants who do his will.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.103.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.103.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, all his works</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.103.22"><span class="content">everywhere in his dominion.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.103.22"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, my soul.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">104</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 104</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.104.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, my soul.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.104.1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> my God, you are very great;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.104.1"><span class="content">you are clothed with splendor and majesty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.104.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.104.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> wraps himself in light as with a garment;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.104.2"><span class="content">he stretches out the heavens like a tent</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.104.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.104.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.104.3"><span class="content">He makes the clouds his chariot</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.104.3"><span class="content">and rides on the wings of the wind.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.104.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.104.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">He makes winds his messengers,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">104:4 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">angels</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.104.4"><span class="content">flames of fire his servants.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.104.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.104.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">He set the earth on its foundations;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.104.5"><span class="content">it can never be moved.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.104.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.104.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.104.6"><span class="content">the waters stood above the mountains.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.104.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.104.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">But at your rebuke the waters fled,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.104.7"><span class="content">at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.104.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.104.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">they flowed over the mountains,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.104.8"><span class="content">they went down into the valleys,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.104.8"><span class="content">to the place you assigned for them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.104.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.104.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">You set a boundary they cannot cross;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.104.9"><span class="content">never again will they cover the earth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.104.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.104.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">He makes springs pour water into the ravines;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.104.10"><span class="content">it flows between the mountains.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.104.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.104.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">They give water to all the beasts of the field;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.104.11"><span class="content">the wild donkeys quench their thirst.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.104.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.104.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The birds of the sky nest by the waters;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.104.12"><span class="content">they sing among the branches.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.104.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.104.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.104.13"><span class="content">the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.104.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.104.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">He makes grass grow for the cattle,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.104.14"><span class="content">and plants for people to cultivate&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.104.14"><span class="content">bringing forth food from the earth:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.104.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.104.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">wine that gladdens human hearts,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.104.15"><span class="content">oil to make their faces shine,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.104.15"><span class="content">and bread that sustains their hearts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.104.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.104.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The trees of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> are well watered,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.104.16"><span class="content">the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.104.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.104.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">There the birds make their nests;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.104.17"><span class="content">the stork has its home in the junipers.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.104.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.104.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The high mountains belong to the wild goats;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.104.18"><span class="content">the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.104.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.104.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">He made the moon to mark the seasons,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.104.19"><span class="content">and the sun knows when to go down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.104.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.104.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">You bring darkness, it becomes night,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.104.20"><span class="content">and all the beasts of the forest prowl.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.104.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.104.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">The lions roar for their prey</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.104.21"><span class="content">and seek their food from God.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.104.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.104.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The sun rises, and they steal away;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.104.22"><span class="content">they return and lie down in their dens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.104.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.104.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Then people go out to their work,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.104.23"><span class="content">to their labor until evening.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.104.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.104.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">How many are your works, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.104.24"><span class="content">In wisdom you made them all;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.104.24"><span class="content">the earth is full of your creatures.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.104.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.104.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">There is the sea, vast and spacious,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.104.25"><span class="content">teeming with creatures beyond number&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.104.25"><span class="content">living things both large and small.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.104.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.104.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">There the ships go to and fro,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.104.26"><span class="content">and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.104.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.104.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">All creatures look to you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.104.27"><span class="content">to give them their food at the proper time.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.104.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.104.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">When you give it to them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.104.28"><span class="content">they gather it up;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.104.28"><span class="content">when you open your hand,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.104.28"><span class="content">they are satisfied with good things.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.104.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.104.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">When you hide your face,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.104.29"><span class="content">they are terrified;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.104.29"><span class="content">when you take away their breath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.104.29"><span class="content">they die and return to the dust.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.104.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.104.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">When you send your Spirit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.104.30"><span class="content">they are created,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.104.30"><span class="content">and you renew the face of the ground.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.104.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PSA.104.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">May the glory of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> endure forever;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PSA.104.31"><span class="content">may the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> rejoice in his works&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PSA.104.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PSA.104.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PSA.104.32"><span class="content">who touches the mountains, and they smoke.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PSA.104.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PSA.104.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">I will sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> all my life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PSA.104.33"><span class="content">I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PSA.104.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PSA.104.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">May my meditation be pleasing to him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PSA.104.34"><span class="content">as I rejoice in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PSA.104.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.104.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">But may sinners vanish from the earth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.104.35"><span class="content">and the wicked be no more.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.104.35"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, my soul.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.104.35"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">104:35 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.</span></span></span></span></div>
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