Psalms 148

1 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places.

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 ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.

Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens

Praise him, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!

5 Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.

Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order and they were created.

6 He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.

He placed them in their positions forever and ever; he established a law that will never end.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps:

Praise the Lord from the earth, and creatures from all the depths of the seas,

8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds which fulfill his word:

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, and stormy wind—everything that does as he commands.

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

Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,

10 Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:

wild animals and all livestock, crawling animals and wild birds,

11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth:

earthly kings and all peoples, leaders and rulers of the world,

12 Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:

young men and women, old people and children—

13 For his name alone is exalted.

Let them all praise the Lord, for his reputation is unequalled; his glory is above anything on earth or in heaven.

14 The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.

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!