Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 148[a]
148 Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord from the sky.
Praise him in the heavens.
2 Praise him, all his angels.[b]
Praise him, all his heavenly assembly.[c]
3 Praise him, O sun and moon.
Praise him, all you shiny stars.[d]
4 Praise him, O highest heaven,
and you waters above the sky.[e]
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he gave the command and they came into existence.
6 He established them so they would endure;[f]
he issued a decree that will not be revoked.[g]
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,
8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds,[h]
O stormy wind that carries out his orders,[i]
9 you mountains and all you hills,
you fruit trees and all you cedars,
10 you animals and all you cattle,
you creeping things and birds,
11 you kings of the earth and all you nations,
you princes and all you leaders[j] on the earth,
12 you young men and young women,
you elderly, along with you children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty extends over the earth and sky.
14 He has made his people victorious,[k]
and given all his loyal followers reason to praise—
the Israelites, the people who are close to him.[l]
Praise the Lord!
27 Then the kingdom, authority,
and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
will be delivered to the people of the holy ones[a] of the Most High.
His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
all authorities will serve him and obey him.’
16 Then[a] the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground[b] and worshiped God 17 with these words:[c]
“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful,[d]
the one who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and begun to reign.[e]
18 The[f] nations[g] were enraged,
but[h] your wrath has come,
and the time has come for the dead to be judged,
and the time has come to give to your servants,[i]
the prophets, their reward,
as well as to the saints
and to those who revere[j] your name, both small and great,
and the time has come[k] to destroy those who destroy[l] the earth.”
19 Then[m] the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring,[n] crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.[o]
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