¹ Praise the Lord. ^[1]

Praise the Lord from the heavens.
Praise him in the heights.
² Praise him, all his angels.
Praise him, all his armies.
³ Praise him, sun and moon.
Praise him, all you bright stars.
⁴ Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters which are above the heavens.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
great sea creatures and all the depths,
⁸ fire and hail, snow and fog,
storm winds that obey his word,
⁹ mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
¹⁰ wild animals and all cattle,
crawling creatures and flying birds,
¹¹ kings of the earth and all peoples,
officials and all judges on earth,
¹² young men and also young women,
old people with young people.
¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted.
His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
¹⁴ He has raised up a horn ^[2] for his people—
the praise of all his favored ones—
for the children of Israel, the people close to him.
Praise the Lord.

¹ Praise the Lord. ^[3]

Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing his praise in the congregation of his favored ones.
² Let Israel rejoice in its Maker.
Let the people of Zion celebrate for their King.
³ Let them praise his name with dancing.
With hand drum and lyre let them make music to him.
⁴ For the Lord is pleased with his people.
He adorns the humble with salvation.
⁵ Let those he favors rejoice in honor.
Let them shout for joy on their beds.

⁶ May high praise of God be in their throats,
and a two-edged sword in their hands,
⁷ to inflict vengeance on the nations
and punishments on the peoples,
⁸ to bind their kings with chains
and their nobles with iron shackles,
⁹ to carry out the judgment written against them.
This is the glory of all his favored people.
Praise the Lord.

¹ Praise the Lord. ^[4]

Praise God in his sanctuary.
Praise him in the expanse that shows his might.

² Praise him for his acts of power.
Praise him according to his abundant greatness.

³ Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn.
Praise him with the harp and the lyre.
⁴ Praise him with hand drums and dancing.
Praise him with the strings and the flute.
⁵ Praise him with the sounding cymbals.
Praise him with loud cymbals.

⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.