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1 Praise the LORD ! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!
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Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from heaven! Praise God on the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!
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Praise God, all of you who are his messengers! Praise God, all of you who comprise his heavenly forces!
3 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
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Sun and moon, praise God! All of you bright stars, praise God!
4 Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!
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You highest heaven, praise God! Do the same, you waters that are above the sky!
5 Let every created thing give praise to the LORD, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
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Let all of these praise the LORD's name because God gave the command and they were created!
6 He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.
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God set them in place always and forever. God made a law that will not be broken.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,
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Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all you ocean depths!
8 fire and hail, snow and clouds, wind and weather that obey him,
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Do the same, fire and hail, snow and smoke, stormy wind that does what God says!
9 mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
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Do the same, you mountains, every single hill, fruit trees, and every single cedar!
10 wild animals and all livestock, small scurrying animals and birds,
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Do the same, you animals—wild or tame— you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!
11 kings of the earth and all people, rulers and judges of the earth,
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Do the same, you kings of the earth and every single person, you princes and every single ruler on earth!
12 young men and young women, old men and children.
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Do the same, you young men—young women too!— you who are old together with you who are young!
13 Let them all praise the name of the LORD . For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
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Let all of these praise the LORD's name because only God's name is high over all. Only God's majesty is over earth and heaven.
14 He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful ones— the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the LORD !
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God raised the strength of his people, the praise of all his faithful ones— that's the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!
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