< Psalms 148 >
1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
Haleluya! Pujilah TUHAN di sorga, pujilah Dia di tempat tinggi!
2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Pujilah Dia, hai segala malaikat-Nya, pujilah Dia, hai segala tentara-Nya!
3 Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
Pujilah Dia, hai matahari dan bulan, pujilah Dia, hai segala bintang terang!
4 Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
Pujilah Dia, hai langit yang mengatasi segala langit, hai air yang di atas langit!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
Baiklah semuanya memuji nama TUHAN, sebab Dia memberi perintah, maka semuanya tercipta.
6 He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
Dia mendirikan semuanya untuk seterusnya dan selamanya, dan memberi ketetapan yang tidak dapat dilanggar.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
Pujilah TUHAN di bumi, hai ular-ular naga dan segenap samudera raya;
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
hai api dan hujan es, salju dan kabut, angin badai yang melakukan firman-Nya;
9 mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
hai gunung-gunung dan segala bukit, pohon buah-buahan dan segala pohon aras:
10 wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,
hai binatang-binatang liar dan segala hewan, binatang melata dan burung-burung yang bersayap;
11 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
hai raja-raja di bumi dan segala bangsa, pembesar-pembesar dan semua pemerintah dunia;
12 young men and maidens, old and young together.
hai teruna dan anak-anak dara, orang tua dan orang muda!
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Biarlah semuanya memuji-muji TUHAN, sebab hanya nama-Nya saja yang tinggi luhur, keagungan-Nya mengatasi bumi dan langit.
14 He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
Ia telah meninggikan tanduk umat-Nya, menjadi puji-pujian bagi semua orang yang dikasihi-Nya, bagi orang Israel, umat yang dekat pada-Nya. Haleluya!