Psalms 148
1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
He determined the places where they should be [in the sky], and he commanded that they should be there forever. They cannot disobey that command!
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
9 mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,
all the wild animals and all [you] cattle, and the (reptiles/creatures that scurry across the ground), and [all] the birds, [I tell all of them to praise Yahweh]!
11 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 young men and maidens, old and young together.
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
I want them [all] to praise Yahweh [MTY] because he is greater than anyone else. His glory is greater than [anything on] the earth or [in] heaven.
14 He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
He caused us, his people, to be strong in order that we, his people, we Israeli people (who are very precious to him/whom he loves very much), would praise him. So praise Yahweh!
