Psalms 148
1 Praise YAH! Praise YHWH from the heavens, Praise Him in high places.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Praise Him, all His messengers, Praise 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 Him, sun and moon, Praise Him, all stars of light.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Praise Him, heavens of heavens, And you waters that are above the heavens.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 They praise the Name of YHWH, 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 And He establishes them forever and for all time, He gave a statute, and they do not pass over.
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 YHWH from the earth, 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 vapor, Whirlwind doing 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 The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 The wild beast, and all livestock, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
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 earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 They praise the Name of YHWH, For His Name alone has been set on high, His splendor [is] above earth and heavens.
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 And He exalts the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, A people near Him. Praise YAH!
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!
