7. At your command, the water fled;at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.
8. Mountains rose and valleys sankto the levels you decreed.
9. Then you set a firm boundary for the seas,so they would never again cover the earth.
10. You make springs pour water into the ravines,so streams gush down from the mountains.
11. They provide water for all the animals,and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12. The birds nest beside the streamsand sing among the branches of the trees.
13. You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
14. You cause grass to grow for the livestockand plants for people to use.You allow them to produce food from the earth—
15. wine to make them glad,olive oil to soothe their skin,and bread to give them strength.
16. The trees of the lord are well cared for—the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17. There the birds make their nests,and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.
18. High in the mountains live the wild goats,and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.
19. You made the moon to mark the seasons,and the sun knows when to set.
20. You send the darkness, and it becomes night,when all the forest animals prowl about.
21. Then the young lions roar for their prey,stalking the food provided by God.
22. At dawn they slink backinto their dens to rest.
23. Then people go off to their work,where they labor until evening.
24. O lord, what a variety of things you have made!In wisdom you have made them all.The earth is full of your creatures.
25. Here is the ocean, vast and wide,teeming with life of every kind,both large and small.