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Praise him, highest heavens,[a]
    you waters above the heavens.
Let them all praise the Lord’s name;
    for he commanded and they were created,(A)
Assigned them their station forever,
    set an order that will never change.

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Footnotes

  1. 148:4 Highest heavens: lit., “the heavens of the heavens,” i.e., the space above the firmament, where the “upper waters” are stored, cf. Gn 1:6–7; Dt 10:14; 1 Kgs 8:27; Ps 104:3, 13.

Praise him, you highest heavens(A)
    and you waters above the skies.(B)

Let them praise the name(C) of the Lord,
    for at his command(D) they were created,
and he established them for ever and ever—
    he issued a decree(E) that will never pass away.

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