1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heauen: prayse ye him in the high places. 2 Prayse ye him, all ye his Angels: praise him, all his armie. 3 Prayse ye him, sunne and moone: prayse ye him all bright starres. 4 Prayse ye him, heauens of heauens, and waters, that be aboue the heauens. 5 Let them prayse the Name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 And he hath established them for euer and euer: he hath made an ordinance, which shall not passe. 7 Prayse ye the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all depths: 8 Fire and hayle, snowe and vapours, stormie winde, which execute his worde: 9 Mountaines and all hils, fruitfull trees and all ceders: 10 Beasts and all cattell, creeping things and fethered foules: 11 Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all iudges of the worlde: 12 Yong men and maidens, also olde men and children: 13 Let them prayse the Name of the Lord: for his Name onely is to be exalted, and his prayse aboue the earth and the heauens. 14 For he hath exalted the horne of his people, which is a prayse for all his Saintes, euen for the children of Israel, a people that is neere vnto him. Prayse ye the Lord.
A Call for the Universe to Praise God
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from heaven,
you that live in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels,
all his heavenly armies.
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, shining stars.
4 Praise him, highest heavens,
and the waters above the sky.
5 Let them all praise the name of the Lord!
He commanded, and they were created;
6 by his command they were fixed in their places forever,
and they cannot disobey.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea monsters and all ocean depths;
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
strong winds that obey his command.
9 Praise him, hills and mountains,
fruit trees and forests;
10 all animals, tame and wild,
reptiles and birds.
11 Praise him, kings and all peoples,
princes and all other rulers;
12 young women and young men,
old people and children too.
13 Let them all praise the name of the Lord!
His name is greater than all others;
his glory is above earth and heaven.
14 He made his nation strong,
so that all his people praise him—
the people of Israel, so dear to him.
Praise the Lord!