1  Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord ^efrom the heavens;

praise him in the ^fheights!

2  Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his hosts!

3  Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, all you shining stars!

4  Praise him, you highest heavens,

and you waters ^gabove the heavens!

5  Let them praise the name of the Lord!

For ^hhe commanded and they were created.

6  And he established them forever and ever;

he gave a ⁱdecree, and it shall not pass away.¹

7  Praise the Lord from the earth,

you great sea creatures and all deeps,

8  ^jfire and ^khail, ^lsnow and mist,

^mstormy wind fulfilling his word!

9  ⁿMountains and all hills,

fruit ^otrees and all cedars!

10  Beasts and all livestock,

creeping things and flying birds!

11  Kings of the earth and ^pall peoples,

princes and all rulers of the earth!

12  Young men and maidens together,

old men and children!

13  Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

^qhis majesty is above earth and heaven.

14  He has raised up a ^rhorn for his people,

praise for all his saints,

for the people of Israel who are near to him.

Praise the Lord!