Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

148 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(B)from the heavens;
    praise him ^(C)in the heights!
² Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his ^(D)hosts!
³ Praise him, sun and moon,
    praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴ Praise him, you ^(E)highest heavens,
    and you ^(F)waters above the heavens!
^5 (G)Let them praise the name of the Lord!
    For ^(H)he commanded and they were created.
⁶ And he ^(I)established them for ever and ever;
    he gave ^(J)a decree, and it shall not ^(K)pass away.^[a]
7 Praise the Lord ^(L)from the earth,
    you ^(M)great sea creatures and all deeps,
^8 (N)fire and hail, ^(O)snow and mist,
    ^(P)stormy wind ^(Q)fulfilling his word!
^9 (R)Mountains and all hills,
    ^(S)fruit trees and all ^(T)cedars!
^10 (U)Beasts and all livestock,
    creeping things and ^(V)flying birds!
¹¹ Kings of the earth and ^(W)all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹² Young men and maidens together,
    old men and children!
^13 (X)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for ^(Y)his name alone is exalted;
    ^(Z)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴ He has ^(AA)raised up a horn for his people,
    ^(AB)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are ^(AC)near to him.
^(AD)Praise the Lord!

^27 (A)And the kingdom and the dominion
    and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
    shall be given to the people of ^(B)the saints of the Most High;
^(C)their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
    and all dominions shall serve and obey them.’^[a]

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
    ^(C)who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
    and ^(D)begun to reign.
¹⁸ The nations raged,
    but ^(E)your wrath came,
    and ^(F)the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants,^[a] the prophets and saints,
    and ^(G)those who fear your name,
    both small and great,
and ^(H)for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”