Praise the Lord from the ·skies [heavens].
    Praise him ·high above the earth [in the heights].
² Praise him, all you ·angels [messengers].
    Praise him, all ·you armies of heaven [his hosts; ^Cthe angelic army].
³ Praise him, sun and moon.
    Praise him, all you ·shining stars [^Lstars of light].
⁴ Praise him, ·highest heavens [^Lheaven of heavens]
    and you waters above the ·sky [heavens].
⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    because ·they were created by his command [^Lhe commands and they were created; Gen. 1].
⁶ He ·put them in place [^Lmade them stand] forever and ever;
    he made a ·law [statute; requirement; ordinance] that will never ·change [pass].

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you large sea ·animals [monsters; ^Clike Leviathan; 74:12–17; 104:26; Gen. 1:21; Job 3:8; 41; Is. 27:1] and all the ·oceans [deeps],
⁸ ·lightning [^Lfire] and hail, snow and ·mist [cloud; or smoke],
    and stormy winds that ·obey him [^Ldo his word],
⁹ mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars,
¹⁰ wild animals and all cattle,
    crawling animals and birds,
¹¹ kings of the earth and all ·nations [peoples],
    princes and all ·rulers [judges] of the earth,
¹² young men and women,
    old people and ·children [youth].

¹³ Praise the name of the Lord,
    because ·he [^Lhis name] alone is ·great [exalted].
    ·He is more wonderful than [^LHis splendor is over] heaven and earth.
¹⁴ God has ·given his people a king [exalted/raised a horn over his people; ^Can animal’s horn symbolizes power].
    He should be praised by all ·who belong to him [his saints/loyal ones];
he should be praised by the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel], the people ·closest to his heart [^Lnearest to him].

Praise the Lord!