Psalms 148

1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest.

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

2 Praise you him, all his angels: praise you him, all his hosts.

Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.

3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you stars and light.

Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

4 Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens.

Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

6 He has established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.

He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you serpents, and all deeps.

Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,

8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

10 wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds:

wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying 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 rulers of the earth,

12 young men and virgins, old men with youths:

young men and maidens, old and young together.

13 let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

14 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.

He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!