Psalms 148

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

Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, you in the heavens; praise him, you in the heights.

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

Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.

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

Praise him, 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, highest heaven and you waters that are above the sky.

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 Yahweh, 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 has also established them forever and ever; he issued a decree that will never change.

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

Praise him from the earth, you sea monsters and all ocean depths,

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

fire and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind fulfilling his word.

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

Praise him, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

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

animals wild and tame, creatures that crawl and birds.

11 kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth:

Praise Yahweh, kings of the earth and all nations, princes and all who govern on the earth,

12 young men and virgins, old men with youths:

both young men and young women, elderly and children.

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 all praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted and his glory extends over 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 lifted up the horn of his people for praise from all his faithful ones, the Israelites, the people near to him. Praise Yahweh.