• 1. Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.
  • 2. Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
  • 3. Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.
  • 4. Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.
  • 5. Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
  • 6. He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.
  • 7. Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places:
  • 8. Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:
  • 9. Mountains and all hills; fruit-trees and all trees of the mountains:
  • 10. Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:
  • 11. Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:
  • 12. Young men and virgins; old men and children:
  • 13. Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.
  • 14. He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.