18. The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies and badgers.
19. [The Lord] appointed the moon for the seasons; the sun knows [the exact time of] its setting.
20. You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, in which creeps forth every wild beast of the forest.
21. The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God.
22. When the sun arises, they withdraw themselves and lie down in their dens.
23. Man goes forth to his work and remains at his task until evening.
24. O Lord, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.
25. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are swarms of innumerable creeping things, creatures both small and great.
26. There go the ships of the sea, and Leviathan (the sea monster), which You have formed to sport in it.
27. These all wait and are dependent upon You, that You may give them their food in due season.
28. When You give it to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, and they are filled with good things.
29. When You hide Your face, they are troubled and dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30. When You send forth Your Spirit and give them breath, they are created, and You replenish the face of the ground.