17. There the birds make their nests. The stork has its home in the pine trees.
18. The high mountains belong to the wild goats. The cliffs are a safe place for the rock badgers.
19. The moon serves to mark off the seasons. The sun knows when to go down.
20. You bring darkness, and it becomes night. Then all the animals of the forest prowl around.
21. The lions roar while they hunt. All of their food comes from God.
22. The sun rises, and they slip away. They return to their dens and lie down.
23. Then a man gets up and goes to work. He keeps working until evening.
24. Lord, you have made so many things! How wise you were when you made all of them! The earth is full of your creatures.
25. Look at the ocean, so big and wide! It is filled with more creatures than people can count. It is filled with living things, from the largest to the smallest.
26. Ships sail back and forth on it. The leviathan, the sea monster you made, plays in it.
27. All of those creatures depend on you to give them their food when they need it.