Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁷ Praise Yahweh from the earth,
^(J)Sea monsters and all ^(K)deeps;
^8 (L)Fire and hail, ^(M)snow and ^(N)clouds;
^(O)Stormy wind, ^(P)doing His word;
^9 (Q)Mountains and all hills;
Fruit ^(R)trees and all cedars;
^10 (S)Beasts and all cattle;
^(T)Creeping things and winged bird;
^11 (U)Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all ^[b]judges of the earth;
¹² Both choice men as well as virgins;
The old with the young.

¹³ Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
For His ^(V)name alone is set on high;
His ^(W)splendor is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴ And He has ^(X)raised up a horn for His people,
^(Y)Praise for all His holy ones;
For the sons of Israel, a people ^(Z)near to Him.
^[c]Praise Yah!

²² “Yahweh possessed me ^(A)at the beginning of His way,
Before His deeds ^[a]of old.
²³ From everlasting I was ^[b](B)installed,
From the beginning, ^(C)from the earliest times of the earth.
²⁴ When there were no ^(D)depths I was ^[c]brought forth,
When there were no springs heavy with water.
^25 (E)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was ^[d]brought forth;
²⁶ While He had not yet made the earth and the fields outside,
Nor the first dust of the world.
²⁷ When He ^(F)established the heavens, I was there,
When ^(G)He marked out a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸ When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became strong,
²⁹ When ^(H)He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not pass over His ^[e]command,
When He marked out ^(I)the foundations of the earth;
³⁰ Then ^(J)I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was a daily delight,
^[f]Rejoicing always before Him,
^31 [g]Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
^(K)My delight is in the sons of men.