Psalms 148
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven; praise him in the heights above!
Alleluja. Laudate Dominum de cælis; laudate eum in excelsis.
2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies!
Laudate eum, omnes angeli ejus; laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus.
3 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
Laudate eum, sol et luna; laudate eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.
4 Praise him, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!
Laudate eum, cæli cælorum; et aquæ omnes quæ super cælos sunt,
5 Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order and they were created.
laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
6 He placed them in their positions forever and ever; he established a law that will never end.
Statuit ea in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi; præceptum posuit, et non præteribit.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth, and creatures from all the depths of the seas,
Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones et omnes abyssi;
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, and stormy wind—everything that does as he commands.
ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum, quæ faciunt verbum ejus;
9 Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,
montes, et omnes colles; ligna fructifera, et omnes cedri;
10 wild animals and all livestock, crawling animals and wild birds,
bestiæ, et universa pecora; serpentes, et volucres pennatæ;
11 earthly kings and all peoples, leaders and rulers of the world,
reges terræ et omnes populi; principes et omnes judices terræ;
12 young men and women, old people and children—
juvenes et virgines; senes cum junioribus, laudent nomen Domini:
13 Let them all praise the Lord, for his reputation is unequalled; his glory is above anything on earth or in heaven.
quia exaltatum est nomen ejus solius.
14 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!
Confessio ejus super cælum et terram; et exaltavit cornu populi sui. Hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus; filiis Israël, populo appropinquanti sibi. Alleluja.
