Psalms 148
1 Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest.
2 All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars and light.
4 You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens.
5 I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
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 established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
7 And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye serpents, and all deeps.
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, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.
9 Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
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]!
wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, 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; princes, 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 with youths:
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 praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and 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!
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.
