Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

³ Sun and moon,
and all of you bright stars,
    come and offer praise.
⁴ Highest heavens, and the water
above the highest heavens,^[a]
    come and offer praise.

⁵ Let all things praise
    the name of the Lord,
because they were created
    at his command.
⁶ He made them to last forever,
and nothing can change
    what he has done.^[b]

⁷ All creatures on earth,
you obey his commands,
    so come praise the Lord!

⁸ Sea monsters and the deep sea,
fire and hail, snow and frost,
    and every stormy wind,
    come praise the Lord!

⁹ All mountains and hills,
    fruit trees and cedars,
¹⁰ every wild and tame animal,
all reptiles and birds,
    come praise the Lord!

¹¹ Every king and every ruler,
    all nations on earth,
¹² every man and every woman,
young people and old,
    come praise the Lord!

¹³ All creation, come praise
the name of the Lord.
    Praise his name alone.
The glory of God is greater
    than heaven and earth.

¹⁴ Like a bull with mighty horns,
the Lord protects
    his faithful nation Israel,
because they belong to him.
    Shout praises to the Lord!

⁵ If you are already wise,
    you will become even wiser.
And if you are smart,
you will learn to understand
⁶     proverbs and sayings,
as well as words of wisdom,
    and all kinds of riddles.
^7 (B) Respect and obey the Lord!
This is the beginning
    of knowledge.^[a]
Only a fool rejects wisdom
    and good advice.