Praise from Heaven
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Praise the Lord from the heavens! Angels, sun, moon, shining stars, and highest heavens — praise him! He commanded and they were created. He set them in place forever.
1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from way up in the heavens! Praise him from the highest heights! Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
2 Praise him, every angel! Praise him, all his armies of heaven! Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, every sparkling star! Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters that float above the sky! Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5 Let all of them praise the name of the LORD, because he gave the command and they sprang into being. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
6 He locked them into place forever and ever. He set down a rule that will never be broken. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Praise from the Earth
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Praise the Lord from the earth! Sea creatures, lightning, hail, snow, wind, mountains, trees, wild animals, cattle, birds, kings, princes, young men, young women, old and young together — praise the Lord! His name alone is exalted. He has raised up a horn for his people — praise close to his heart. Praise the Lord!
7 Now praise the LORD from down here on the earth — you enormous sea creatures and everything in the ocean depths! Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8 Lightning and hail, snow and thick clouds, strong winds that carry out his orders — Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
9 mountains and every hill, fruit trees and every tall cedar — Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10 wild animals and every kind of cattle, creatures that crawl and birds that soar — Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11 kings of the earth and every nation, leaders and every ruler in the world — Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12 young men and young women, old people and children — Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13 let all of them praise the name of the LORD! His name stands alone above everything. His beauty and power fill both heaven and earth. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a champion for his people — that is something for all his faithful ones to celebrate! This is for Israel, the people who are close to his heart. Praise the LORD! He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.