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Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
Old Testament
Psalms 148
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Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
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Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.
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Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
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praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
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He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.
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Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,
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fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word,
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mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
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wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things,
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kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth,
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young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
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For his name alone is exalted.
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Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.