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1 Alleluia. Ye of heavens, praise the Lord; praise ye him in high things. (Alleluia. Ye in heaven/Ye in the heavens, praise the Lord; praise ye him in high places.)
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1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above.
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2 All his angels, praise ye him; all his virtues, praise ye him (all his hosts, praise ye him).
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2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
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3 Sun and moon, praise ye him; all stars and light, praise ye him (all the stars of light/all the shining stars, praise ye him.).
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3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars.
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4 Heavens of heavens, praise ye him (Heaven of heavens/The highest heaven, praise ye him); and the waters that be above (the) heavens,
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4 Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.
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5 praise they the name of the Lord. For he said, and things were made; he commanded, and things were made of nought. (praise they the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and everything was made; he commanded, and everything was made out of nothing.)
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5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created.
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6 He ordained those things into the world, and into the world of world; he setted a commandment, and it shall not pass. (He ordained those things forever and ever; he gave a command, and it shall not pass away.)
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6 He set them in place for ever and ever; he gave a decree that will never pass away.
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7 Ye of the earth, praise the Lord; dragons, and all depths of waters. (Praise the Lord, from the earth; ye dragons, and all the depths of the waters.)
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7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
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8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, spirits of tempests; that do his word. (Fire, hail, snow, ice, and the winds of the tempests; that all follow his command.)
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8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding,
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9 Mountains, and all little hills; trees bearing fruit, and all cedars.
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9 you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
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10 Wild beasts, and all tame beasts; serpents, and feathered birds.
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10 wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds,
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11 The kings of earth, and all peoples; the princes, and all judges of earth. (The kings of the earth, and all the peoples; the princes, and the judges, that is, the leaders, over all the earth.)
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11 kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth,
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12 Young men, and virgins, eld men with [the] younger, (Young men, and virgins, old men, and the young,)
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12 young men and maidens, old men and children.
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13 praise the name of the Lord; for the name of him alone is enhanced. His acknowledging be on heaven and earth; (praise the name of the Lord; for only his name should be exalted. For his glory is above the earth, and above heaven;)
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13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
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14 and he hath enhanced the horn of his people. An hymn be to all his saints; to the children of Israel, to a people nighing to him. (and he hath exalted the horn of his people. So let there be a hymn to all his saints; to the children of Israel, to the people who be the closest to him/So let there be praises from all his saints; from the children of Israel, from the people who be the closest to him.)
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14 He has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his saints, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.
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| Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only. (Wycliffe Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
