Psalms 148
1 Praise you the LORD. Praise you the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Praise you him, all his angels: praise you him, all his hosts.
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Praise you him, sun and moon: praise him, all you stars of light.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters that be above the heavens.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 He has also established them for ever and ever: he has made a decree which shall not pass.
He determined the places where they should be [in the sky], and he commanded that they should be there forever. They cannot disobey that command!
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you dragons, and all deeps:
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
all the wild animals and all [you] cattle, and the (reptiles/creatures that scurry across the ground), and [all] the birds, [I tell all of them to praise Yahweh]!
11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
I want them [all] to praise Yahweh [MTY] because he is greater than anyone else. His glory is greater than [anything on] the earth or [in] heaven.
14 He also exalts the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise you the LORD.
He caused us, his people, to be strong in order that we, his people, we Israeli people (who are very precious to him/whom he loves very much), would praise him. So praise Yahweh!
