Psalms 148

1 Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven; praise him in the heights above!

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 heavenly armies!

3 Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!

Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!

4 You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!

Praise him, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!

5 I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.

Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order 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 placed them in their positions forever and ever; he established a law that will never end.

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, and creatures from all the depths of the seas,

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!

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, and stormy wind—everything that does as he commands.

9 Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],

Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,

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 animals and all livestock, crawling animals and wild birds,

11 You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,

earthly kings and all peoples, leaders and rulers of the world,

12 you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]

young men and women, old people 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 all praise the Lord, for his reputation is unequalled; his glory is above anything on earth or in 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 given his people a source of strength, bringing praise to his faithful followers, the people of Israel who are dear to him. Praise the Lord!