Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹ ¶ Halelu-JAH. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights.

² Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.

³ Praise ye him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.

⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens and ye waters that are above the heavens.

⁵ Let them praise the name of the LORD; for he commanded, and they were created.

⁶ He has established them for ever and ever: he has made a law which shall not be broken.

⁷ ¶ Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps,

⁸ fire and hail; snow and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word,

⁹ mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars,

¹⁰ beasts and all animals; creeping things and flying fowl,

¹¹ kings of the earth and all the peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,

¹² both young men and maidens, the old with the children,

¹³ Let them praise the name of the LORD; for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above earth and heavens.

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¹⁴ has exalted the horn of his people; let all his merciful ones praise him; even of the sons of Israel, the people near unto him. Halelu-JAH.

¹³ I saw in the vision of the night, and, behold, in the clouds of heaven like a Son of man that came and drew near unto the Elder of great age, and they brought him near before him.

¹⁴ And he gave him dominion and glory and kingdom; and all the peoples, nations, and tongues served him: his dominion is an eternal dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom such that it shall never be corrupted.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet, and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are reduced unto our Lord and to his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.