While attempting to pray, Claudius refers to his deeds as

He refer to his deeds as ranks

i think its worthy of praise

Explanation:

Each stanza compares wind, water, and stone to the powers of the other to see which is the most powerful and which ability can overcome the most. Overall the poem is about how nature has effects on everything. The poem states that wind changes the water but stone can move water and wind can be in water.