Praise the Name of the Lord
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Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
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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 you stars of light!
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Praise Him, a you heavens of heavens,
And b you waters above the heavens!
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Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For c He commanded and they were created.
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d He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.
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Praise the LORD from the earth,
e You great sea creatures and all the depths;
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Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
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f Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
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Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
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Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
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Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For His g name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
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And He h has exalted the horn of His people,
The praise of i all His saints -
Of the children of Israel,
j A people near to Him.
Praise the LORD!
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:32 - 34
For ask now concerning the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether any great thing like this has happened, or anything like it has been heard.
Romans 3:1
What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
Romans 3:2
Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:14
Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the LORD your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.
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Cross References
Genesis 1:7
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
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Cross References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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Cross References
Psalms 89:37
It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah
Jeremiah 31:35
Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The LORD of hosts is His name):
Jeremiah 31:36
"If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the LORD, Then the seed of Israel shall also cease From being a nation before Me forever."
Jeremiah 33:20
Thus says the LORD: 'If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season.
Jeremiah 33:25
Thus says the LORD: 'If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth.
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Cross References
Isaiah 43:20
The beast of the field will honor Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I give waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen.
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Cross References
Isaiah 44:23
Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And glorified Himself in Israel.
Isaiah 49:13
Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted.
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Cross References
Psalms 8:1
O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
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Cross References
1 Samuel 2:1
And Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalms 75:10
"All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted."
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Cross References
Psalms 149:9
To execute on them the written judgment - This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.