14  You cause ⁱthe grass to grow for the livestock

and ^jplants for man to cultivate,

that he may bring forth ^kfood from the earth

15  and ^lwine to gladden the heart of man,

^moil to make his face shine

and bread to ⁿstrengthen man’s heart.

16  The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,

^othe cedars of Lebanon ^pthat he planted.

17  In them the birds build their nests;

the stork has her home in the fir trees.

18  The high mountains are for ^qthe wild goats;

the rocks are a refuge for ^rthe rock badgers.

19  He made the moon to mark the ^sseasons;¹

the sun knows its time for setting.

20  ^tYou make darkness, and it is night,

when all the beasts of the forest creep about.

21  ^uThe young lions roar for their prey,

seeking their food from God.

22  When the sun rises, they steal away

and lie down in their ^vdens.

23  ^wMan goes out to his work

and to his labor until the evening.

24  O Lord, how manifold are your works!

In ^xwisdom have you made them all;

the earth is full of your creatures.

25  Here is the sea, great and wide,

^ywhich teems with creatures innumerable,

living things both small and great.

26  There go the ships,

and ^zLeviathan, which you formed to ^aplay in it.²

27  These ^ball look to you,

to ^cgive them their food in due season.

28  When you give it to them, they gather it up;

when you ^dopen your hand, they are filled with good things.