| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. | 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights. |
| 2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. | 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies. |
| 3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. | 3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. |
| 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be 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 the LORD, for he commanded, and they were created. |
| 6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. | 6He set them in position forever and ever; he gave an order that will never pass away. |
| 7Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: | 7Praise the LORD from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, |
| 8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: | 8lightning and hail, snow and cloud, stormy 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 people; 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 excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. | 13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted. His majesty covers heaven and earth. |
| 14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. | 14He has raised up a horn for his people, resulting in praise to all his faithful ones, to the Israelites, the people close to him. Hallelujah! |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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