Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
² Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
³ Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
⁴ Praise Him, ^(A)you heavens of heavens,
And ^(B)you waters above the heavens!

⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For ^(C)He commanded and they were created.
^6 (D)He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
^(E)You great sea creatures and all the depths;
⁸ Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
^9 (F)Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
¹⁰ Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
¹¹ Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
¹² Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.

¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His ^(G)name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
¹⁴ And He ^(H)has exalted the ^[b]horn of His people,
The praise of ^(I)all His saints—
Of the children of Israel,
^(J)A people near to Him.

^[c]Praise the Lord!

“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One ^(C)who is and who was ^[a]and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power ^(D)and reigned.
¹⁸ The nations were ^(E)angry, and Your ^[b]wrath has come,
And the time of the ^(F)dead, that they should be judged,
And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,
And those who fear Your name, small and great,
And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”