< Psalms 148 >
1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, you in the heavens; praise him, you in the heights.
2 Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
Praise him, highest heaven and you waters that are above the sky.
5 praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. 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 stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will 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 dragons and all deep places,
Praise him from the earth, you sea monsters and all ocean depths,
8 fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do 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, serpents and feathered flying things,
animals wild and tame, creatures that crawl and birds.
11 kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders 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. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
both young men and young women, elderly and children.
13 For his name alone is exalted.
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 Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.
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.