< Psalms 148 >

1 Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
2 Praise ye Him, all His angels; praise ye Him, all His hosts.
Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars of light.
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.
4 Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.
praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.
He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word,
9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars;
mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things,
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth,
12 Both young men and maidens, old men and children;
young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
For his name alone is exalted.
14 And He hath lifted up a horn for His people, a praise for all His saints, even for the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Hallelujah.
Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.

< Psalms 148 >