Psalms 148
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye 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 ye him, all his angels: praise ye 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 ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye 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 hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath 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, ye 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 vapour; 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 exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye 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!
