| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! | 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the heights. |
| 2Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! | 2Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts. |
| 3Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! | 3Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. |
| 4Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! | 4Praise Him, highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens. |
| 5Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created. | 5Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for He commanded, and they were created. |
| 6He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. | 6He set them in position forever and ever; He gave an order that will never pass away. |
| 7Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; | 7Praise the LORD from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, |
| 8Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; | 8lightning and hail, snow and cloud, powerful wind that executes His command, |
| 9Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; | 9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, |
| 10Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; | 10wild animals and all cattle, creatures that crawl and flying birds, |
| 11Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; | 11kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth, |
| 12Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. | 12young men as well as young women, old and young together. |
| 13Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven. | 13Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for His name alone is exalted. His majesty covers heaven and earth. |
| 14And He has exalted the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints— Of the children of Israel, A people near to Him. Praise the LORD! | 14He has raised up a horn for His people, resulting in praise to all His godly ones, to the Israelites, the people close to Him. Hallelujah! |
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