Psalms 148
1 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven; praise him in the heights above!
2 Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies!
3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
Praise him, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:
Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order and they were created.
6 And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.
He placed them in their positions forever and ever; he established a law that will never end.
7 Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
Praise the Lord from the earth, and creatures from all the depths of the seas,
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, and stormy wind—everything that does as he commands.
9 Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars;
Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,
10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
wild animals and all livestock, crawling animals and wild birds,
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
earthly kings and all peoples, leaders and rulers of the world,
12 Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —
young men and women, old people and children—
13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
Let them all praise the Lord, for his reputation is unequalled; his glory is above anything on earth or in heaven.
14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!
He has given his people a source of strength, bringing praise to his faithful followers, the people of Israel who are dear to him. Praise the Lord!
