11. They to all beasts of field give drink,wild asses drink their fills.
12. By them the fowls of heav'n shall havetheir habitation,Which do among the branches singwith delectation.
13. He from his chambers watereththe hills, when they are dry'd:With fruit and increase of thy worksthe earth is satisfy'd.
14. For cattle he makes grass to grow,he makes the herb to springFor th' use of man, that food to himhe from the earth may bring;
15. And wine, that to the heart of mandoth cheerfulness impart,Oil that his face makes shine,and bread that strengtheneth his heart.
16. The trees of God are full of sap;the cedars that do standIn Lebanon, which planted wereby his almighty hand.
17. Birds of the air upon their boughsdo chuse their nests to make;As for the stork, the fir-tree shedoth for her dwelling take.
18. The lofty mountains for wild goatsa place of refuge be;The conies also to the rocksdo for their safety flee.
19. He sets the moon in heav'n, therebythe seasons to discern:From him the sun his certain timeof going down doth learn.
20. Thou darkness mak'st, 'tis night, then beastsof forests creep abroad.
21. The lions young roar for their prey,and seek their meat from God.
22. The sun doth rise, and home they flock,down in their dens they lie.
23. Man goes to work, his labour hedoth to the ev'ning ply.
24. How manifold, Lord, are thy works!in wisdom wonderfulThou ev'ry one of them hast made;earth's of thy riches full:
25. So is this great and spacious sea,wherein things creeping are,Which number'd cannot be; and beastsboth great and small are there.
26. There ships go; there thou mak'st to playthat leviathan great.
27. These all wait on thee, that thou may'stin due time give them meat.