Psalms 148

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

Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights;

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

Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;

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

Praise him, sun and moon, Praise him, all ye stars of light;

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

Praise him, O ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are 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 praise the Name of Yahweh, for, he, commanded, 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.

So caused he them to stand perpetually—age-abidingly, A decree, hath he given, and it passeth not beyond.

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

Praise Yahweh, out of the earth, sea monsters, and all resounding deeps;

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

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

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

Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars;

10 Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:

Thou wild-beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing;

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

Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth;

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

Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

13 For his name alone is exalted.

Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens.

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.

Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel—a people near him, Praise ye Yah!