1 Alleluia. Praise ye our Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places.
1 Alleluia. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created. A hymn to all his saints to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.
2 Praise ye him all his Angels: praise ye him all his hosts:
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, and light.
3 Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
4 Praise him ye heavens of heavens: and the waters that are above the heavens,
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 let them praise the name of our Lord. Because he said, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.
5 Praise the name of the Lord.
6 He established them for ever, and for ever and ever: he put a precept, and it shall not pass.
6 He hath established them forever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
7 Praise our Lord from the earth: ye dragons, and all depths.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps:
8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, spirit of storms: which do his word:
8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds, which fulfill his word:
9 Mountains, and all little hills: trees that bear fruit, and all cedars.
9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars:
10 Beasts, and all cattle: serpents, and feathered fowls:
10 Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:
11 Kings of the earth, & all peoples: Princes, and all judges of the earth.
11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth:
12 Young men and virgins: old with young let them praise the name of our Lord:
12 Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:
13 because the name of him alone is exalted.
13 For his name alone is exalted.
14 The confession of him above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. An hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel a people approaching unto him. Alleluia.
14 The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people.