Psalms 148
1 Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
2 All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
Praise him, all his Angels. Praise 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 stars and light.
4 You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. 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 stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will 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: you dragons and all 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, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do 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, serpents and feathered flying things,
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, leaders 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. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
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.
For his name alone is exalted.
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!
Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.
