Psalms 148
1 Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
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 of 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 ye 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.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that 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!
And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.
7 And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, 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 and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;
9 Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
Mountains and all hills, fruit-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]!
Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
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!]
Both young men and maidens, 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 Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
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 hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!
