< Psalms 148 >
1 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
Haleluya! Pujilah TUHAN di sorga, pujilah Dia di tempat tinggi!
2 Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
Pujilah Dia, hai segala malaikat-Nya, pujilah Dia, hai segala tentara-Nya!
3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
Pujilah Dia, hai matahari dan bulan, pujilah Dia, hai segala bintang terang!
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
Pujilah Dia, hai langit yang mengatasi segala langit, hai air yang di atas langit!
5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:
Baiklah semuanya memuji nama TUHAN, sebab Dia memberi perintah, maka semuanya tercipta.
6 And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.
Dia mendirikan semuanya untuk seterusnya dan selamanya, dan memberi ketetapan yang tidak dapat dilanggar.
7 Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
Pujilah TUHAN di bumi, hai ular-ular naga dan segenap samudera raya;
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;
hai api dan hujan es, salju dan kabut, angin badai yang melakukan firman-Nya;
9 Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars;
hai gunung-gunung dan segala bukit, pohon buah-buahan dan segala pohon aras:
10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
hai binatang-binatang liar dan segala hewan, binatang melata dan burung-burung yang bersayap;
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
hai raja-raja di bumi dan segala bangsa, pembesar-pembesar dan semua pemerintah dunia;
12 Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —
hai teruna dan anak-anak dara, orang tua dan orang muda!
13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
Biarlah semuanya memuji-muji TUHAN, sebab hanya nama-Nya saja yang tinggi luhur, keagungan-Nya mengatasi bumi dan langit.
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!
Ia telah meninggikan tanduk umat-Nya, menjadi puji-pujian bagi semua orang yang dikasihi-Nya, bagi orang Israel, umat yang dekat pada-Nya. Haleluya!