The Gift of the Spirit

²⁴ LORD, you have done so many things! You made them all so wisely! The earth is full of your creations! ²⁵ And then there’s the sea, wide and deep, with its countless creatures living things both small and large. ²⁶ There go the ships on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it! ²⁷ All your creations wait for you to give them their food on time. ²⁸ When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled completely full! ²⁹ But when you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust. ³⁰ When you let loose your breath, they are created, and you make the surface of the ground brand-new again. ³¹ Let the LORD’s glory last forever! Let the LORD rejoice in all he has made! ³² He has only to look at the earth, and it shakes. God just touches the mountains, and they erupt in smoke. ³³ I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I’m still alive. ³⁴ Let my praise be pleasing to him; I’m rejoicing in the LORD! ³⁵ Let sinners be wiped clean from the earth; let the wicked be no more. But let my whole being bless the LORD! Praise the LORD!