Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
“The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim.
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.