< Psalms 148 >
1 Praise YAH! Praise YHWH from the heavens, Praise Him in high places.
Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, you in the heavens; praise him, you in the heights.
2 Praise Him, all His messengers, Praise Him, all His hosts.
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.
3 Praise Him, sun and moon, Praise Him, all stars of light.
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise Him, heavens of heavens, And you waters that are above the heavens.
Praise him, highest heaven and you waters that are above the sky.
5 They praise the Name of YHWH, For He commanded, and they were created.
Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for he gave the command, and they were created.
6 And He establishes them forever and for all time, He gave a statute, and they do not pass over.
He has also established them forever and ever; he issued a decree that will never change.
7 Praise YHWH from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,
Praise him from the earth, you sea monsters and all ocean depths,
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapor, Whirlwind doing His word;
fire and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind fulfilling his word.
9 The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,
Praise him, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
10 The wild beast, and all livestock, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
animals wild and tame, creatures that crawl and birds.
11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,
Praise Yahweh, kings of the earth and all nations, princes and all who govern on the earth,
12 Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,
both young men and young women, elderly and children.
13 They praise the Name of YHWH, For His Name alone has been set on high, His splendor [is] above earth and heavens.
Let them all praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted and his glory extends over the earth and the heavens.
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 has lifted up the horn of his people for praise from all his faithful ones, the Israelites, the people near to him. Praise Yahweh.