Psalms 148
1 Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.
Alléluia! Louez l’Eternel dans les sphères célestes, louez-le dans les régions supérieures!
2 Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
Louez-le, vous tous, ses anges, louez-le, vous, ses milices,
3 Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.
louez-le, vous, soleil et lune, louez-le, vous toutes, étoiles lumineuses.
4 Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.
Louez-le, cieux des cieux, et vous, eaux supérieures, au-dessus des cieux.
5 Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
Que tous les êtres louent le nom de l’Eternel, car il a ordonné, et ils furent créés.
6 He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.
Il les maintient jusque dans l’éternité, il leur a tracé des lois qui sont immuables.
7 Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places:
Louez l’Eternel sur toute l’étendue de la terre: monstres marins et vagues profondes,
8 Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:
foudre et grêle, neige et brouillard, vent de tempête, chargé d’exécuter ses ordres,
9 Mountains and all hills; fruit-trees and all trees of the mountains:
montagnes et collines, toutes ensemble, arbres fruitiers et cèdres réunis,
10 Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:
bêtes sauvages et animaux domestiques, reptiles, oiseaux ailés,
11 Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:
rois de la terre et vous tous, ô peuples, princes et juges de la terre,
12 Young men and virgins; old men and children:
jeunes gens et vierges, vieillards de concert avec les adolescents!
13 Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.
Célébrez le nom de l’Eternel, car seul son nom est sublime; sa splendeur s’étend sur la terre et dans les cieux.
14 He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.
Il a grandi la force de son peuple; aussi est-il l’objet des louanges de tous ses pieux adorateurs, des enfants d’Israël, du peuple qu’il a rapproché de lui. Alléluia!
