< 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 angels: 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 hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath 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; Princes 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 children:
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 hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto 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.