Praise the Lord from the earth - From among those who dwell on the earth. In respect to terrestrial objects, let these also unite i…

Earth —The invocation now passes downwards, and the first sound of terrestrial praise is to come, according to the order of Creati…

Right down there, however low the caverns may be, let the strange creatures that inhabit the secret places in the very bottoms of the mountains and…

Praise Jehovah, etc. He now comes to the lower parts of the world. Although deviating at the same time from the exact order, he i…

Praise the Lord from the earth
Let his praise resound from all creatures on earth, and reach him in the highest heav…

Even in this world, dark and bad as it is, God is praised. The powers of nature, however strong or stormy they may be, do what God appoints them, a…