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Laudate Dominum

1  Praise the Lord. O praise the Lord of heaven; *
praise him in the heights.
2  Praise him, all you angels of his; *
praise him, all his host.
3  Praise him, sun and moon; *
praise him, all you stars of light.

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4  Praise him, all you highest heavens, *
and you waters that are above the heavens.
5  Let them praise the Name of the Lord, *
for he spoke the word, and they were made; he commanded, 
and they were created.
6  He has made them stand fast for ever and ever; *
he has given them a law which shall not be broken.
7  Praise the Lord upon earth, *
you sea monsters and all deeps;
8  Fire and hail, snow and fog, *
wind and storm, fulfilling his word;
9  Mountains and all hills, *
fruitful trees and all cedars;
10  Beasts and all cattle, *
creeping things and birds of the air;
11  Kings of the earth and all peoples, *
princes and all rulers of the world;
12  Young men and maidens, *
old men and children together.
13  Let them praise the Name of the Lord, *
for his Name only is excellent, and his praise 
above heaven and earth.
14  He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his faithful
  shall praise him, *
the children of Israel, the people who are near him. 
Praise the Lord.