Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

³ Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴ Praise him, you highest heavens
    and you waters above the heavens!^(B)

⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for he commanded and they were created.^(C)
6 He established them forever and ever;
    he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.^[a](D)

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you sea monsters and all deeps,^(E)
8 fire and hail, snow and frost,
    stormy wind fulfilling his command!^(F)

⁹ Mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars!^(G)
10 Wild animals and all cattle,
    creeping things and flying birds!

¹¹ Kings of the earth and all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹² Young men and women alike,
    old and young together!

¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his glory is above earth and heaven.^(H)
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
    praise for all his faithful,
    for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!^(I)

I saw one like a human being^[a]
    coming with the clouds of heaven.
And he came to the Ancient One^[b]
    and was presented before him.^(A)
14 To him was given dominion
    and glory and kingship,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
    that shall not pass away,
and his kingship is one
    that shall never be destroyed.^(B)

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
    and of his Messiah,^[a]
and he will reign forever and ever.”^(A)