< Psalms 148 >
1 Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.
Praise ye the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
2 Praise ye Him, all His angels; praise ye Him, all His hosts.
Praise him, all ye his angels! Praise him, all ye his hosts!
3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars of light.
Praise ye him, sun and moon! Praise him, all ye stars of light!
4 Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens! Ye waters, that are above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.
Let them praise the name of the LORD; For 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 hath also established them for ever; He hath given them a law, and they transgress it not.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps!
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Thou tempest, that fulfillest 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, creeping things and winged fowl;
Ye wild beasts, and all cattle! Ye creeping things, and winged birds!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
Ye kings, and all peoples, Princes, and all judges of the earth!
12 Both young men and maidens, old men and children;
Young men and maidens, Old men and children!
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Let them praise the name of the LORD! For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
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.
He exalteth the horn of his people, The glory of all his godly ones, Of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye the LORD!