Psalms 148

1 Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights;

Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest.

2 Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;

Praise you him, all his angels: praise you him, all his hosts.

3 Praise him, sun and moon, Praise him, all ye stars of light;

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you stars and light.

4 Praise him, O ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens;

Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for, he, commanded, and they were created;

Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

6 So caused he them to stand perpetually—age-abidingly, A decree, hath he given, and it passeth not beyond.

He has established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.

7 Praise Yahweh, out of the earth, sea monsters, and all resounding deeps;

Praise the Lord from the earth, you serpents, and all deeps.

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.

9 Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars;

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

10 Thou wild-beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing;

wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds:

11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth;

kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth:

12 Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

young men and virgins, old men with youths:

13 Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens.

let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,

14 Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel—a people near him, Praise ye Yah!

and he shall exalt the horn of his people, [there is] a hymn for all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to him.