Psalms 148

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

2 All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!

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

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

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

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!

7 And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],

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!

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

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]!

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

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

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.

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!