< Psalms 148 >
1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens. Praise him in the heights.
Pujilah TUHAN! Pujilah TUHAN, hai seisi surga! Semua yang tinggal di tempat tinggi, pujilah Dia!
2 Praise ye him, all his agents. Praise ye him, all his host.
Pujilah Dia, hai semua malaikat-Nya, pujilah Dia, hai seluruh tentara surga!
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon. Praise him, all ye stars of light.
Pujilah Dia, hai matahari dan bulan, pujilah Dia, hai bintang-bintang yang gemerlapan!
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
Pujilah Dia, hai langit yang tertinggi, pujilah Dia, hai air di atas langit!
5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah. For he commanded, and they were created.
Baiklah mereka semua memuji nama TUHAN, sebab semuanya dijadikan atas perintah-Nya.
6 He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which shall not pass away.
Ia menentukan tempatnya masing-masing, ketetapan-Nya berlaku untuk selama-lamanya.
7 Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps,
Pujilah TUHAN, hai seisi bumi, hai naga-naga laut dan seluruh samudra raya;
8 fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,
hai kilat dan hujan es, salju dan awan, angin kencang yang menurut perintah TUHAN!
9 mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
Pujilah Dia, hai bukit-bukit dan gunung-gunung, pohon buah-buahan dan semua hutan;
10 beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds,
semua ternak dan binatang liar, segala binatang melata dan burung!
11 kings of the earth and all peoples, rulers and all judges of the earth,
Pujilah Dia, hai raja-raja dan segala bangsa, para bangsawan dan semua penguasa;
12 both young men and virgins, old men and sons.
semua pemuda dan pemudi, orang tua dan orang muda.
13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
Baiklah mereka semua memuji nama TUHAN, sebab nama-Nya lebih agung dari segala nama; keagungan-Nya mengatasi langit dan bumi.
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.
Ia telah menguatkan bangsa-Nya, sehingga Ia dipuji-puji umat-Nya, Israel, umat kesayangan-Nya. Pujilah TUHAN!