Psalms 148
1 Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD 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 ye 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 [be] 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 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 hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree 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 the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, 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; 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]!
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying 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 people; 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, 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 praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [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!
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
