Psalms 148
1 Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.
2 All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
3 Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.
4 You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.
5 I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
6 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!
He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.
7 And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places:
8 and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:
9 Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
Mountains and all hills; fruit-trees and all trees of the mountains:
10 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]!
Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:
11 You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:
12 you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
Young men and virgins; old men and children:
13 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.
Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.
14 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!
He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.
