1 | Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights. |
2 | Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts. |
3 | Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light. |
4 | Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens |
5 | praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created. |
6 | He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away. |
7 | Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places, |
8 | fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word, |
9 | mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, |
10 | wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things, |
11 | kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth, |
12 | young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord. |
13 | For his name alone is exalted. |
14 | Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia. |