17. There the birds build their nests;the stork in the junipers, its home.
18. The high mountains are for wild goats;the rocky cliffs, a refuge for badgers.
19. You made the moon to mark the seasons,the sun that knows the hour of its setting.
20. You bring darkness and night falls,then all the animals of the forest wander about.
21. Young lions roar for prey;they seek their food from God.
22. When the sun rises, they steal awayand settle down in their dens.
23. People go out to their work,to their labor till evening falls.
24. How varied are your works, Lord!In wisdom you have made them all;the earth is full of your creatures.
25. There is the sea, great and wide!It teems with countless beings,living things both large and small.
26. There ships ply their courseand Leviathan, whom you formed to play with.
27. All of these look to youto give them food in due time.