1. I praise you, Lord God,with all my heart.You are glorious and majestic,dressed in royal robes
2. and surrounded by light.You spread out the skylike a tent,
3. and you built your homeover the mighty ocean.The clouds are your chariotwith the wind as its wings.
4. The winds are your messengers,and flames of fireare your servants.
5. You built foundationsfor the earth, and itwill never be shaken.
6. You covered the earthwith the ocean that roseabove the mountains.
7. Then your voice thundered!And the water flowed
8. down the mountainsand through the valleysto the place you prepared.
9. Now you have set boundaries,so that the water will neverflood the earth again.
10. You provide streams of waterin the hills and valleys,
11. so that the donkeysand other wild animalscan satisfy their thirst.
12. Birds build their nests nearbyand sing in the trees.
13. From your home aboveyou send rain on the hillsand water the earth.
14. You let the earth producegrass for cattle,plants for our food,
15. wine to cheer us up,olive oil for our skin,and grain for our health.
16. Our Lord, your treesalways have water,and so do the cedarsyou planted in Lebanon.