Praise him, ye heavens of heavens - Referring to the idea that there is one heaven rising above another. See the notes at Psalms 68…

Heavens of heavens. —See Psalms 68:33, and references.

Before passing downwards to the earth, the invocation pauses to comb…

Stored up there for man's use and benefit. You clouds that look black to us, and yet are big with blessings, praise the Lord. See, beloved, how the…

Praise him, you heaven of heavens
All the heavens, the airy and starry heavens; and the third heaven, the residence …

We, in this dark and sinful world, know little of the heavenly world of light. But we know that there is a world of blessed angels above us. They a…