8. The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them.
9. You have set a boundary [for the waters] which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to deluge the earth.
10. He sends forth springs into the valleys; their waters run among the mountains.
11. They give drink to every [wild] beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst there.
12. Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; they sing among the branches. [Matt. 13:32.]
13. He waters the mountains from His upper rooms; the earth is satisfied and abounds with the fruit of His works.
14. He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle, and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth–
15. And wine that gladdens the heart of man, to make his face shine more than oil, and bread to support, refresh, and strengthen man's heart.
16. The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly and are filled with sap, the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted,
17. Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
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.