Psalms 148

1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens. Praise him in the heights.

Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest.

2 Praise ye him, all his agents. Praise ye him, all his host.

Praise you him, all his angels: praise you him, all his hosts.

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon. Praise him, all ye stars of light.

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you stars and light.

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah. For he commanded, and they were created.

Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

6 He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which shall not pass away.

He has established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.

7 Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps,

Praise the Lord from the earth, you serpents, and all deeps.

8 fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,

Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.

9 mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

10 beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds,

wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds:

11 kings of the earth and all peoples, rulers and all judges of the earth,

kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth:

12 both young men and virgins, old men and sons.

young men and virgins, old men with youths:

13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.

let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,

14 And he has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his sanctified, even of the sons of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye Jehovah.

and he shall exalt the horn of his people, [there is] a hymn for all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to him.