Praise the Name of the Lord
aPraise the Lord!
Praise the Lord bfrom the heavens;
praise him cin the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his ahosts!
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you ahighest heavens,
and you bwaters above the heavens!
5 aLet them praise the name of the Lord!
For bhe commanded and they were created.
6 And he aestablished them forever and ever;
he gave ba decree, and it shall not cpass away.
7 Praise the Lord afrom the earth,
you bgreat sea creatures and all deeps,
8 afire and hail, bsnow and mist,
cstormy wind dfulfilling his word!
9 aMountains and all hills,
bfruit trees and all ccedars!
10 aBeasts and all livestock,
creeping things and bflying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and aall peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
13 aLet them praise the name of the Lord,
for bhis name alone is exalted;
chis majesty is above earth and heaven.
14 He has araised up a horn for his people,
bpraise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are cnear to him.
dPraise the Lord!