Psalms 148

1 Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, you in the heavens; praise him, you in the heights.

Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights;

2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.

Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;

3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.

Praise him, sun and moon, Praise him, all ye stars of light;

4 Praise him, highest heaven and you waters that are above the sky.

Praise him, O ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens;

5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for he gave the command, and they were created.

Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for, he, commanded, and they were created;

6 He has also established them forever and ever; he issued a decree that will never change.

So caused he them to stand perpetually—age-abidingly, A decree, hath he given, and it passeth not beyond.

7 Praise him from the earth, you sea monsters and all ocean depths,

Praise Yahweh, out of the earth, sea monsters, and all resounding deeps;

8 fire and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind fulfilling his word.

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

9 Praise him, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars;

10 animals wild and tame, creatures that crawl and birds.

Thou wild-beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing;

11 Praise Yahweh, kings of the earth and all nations, princes and all who govern on the earth,

Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth;

12 both young men and young women, elderly and children.

Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

13 Let them all praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted and his glory extends over the earth and the heavens.

Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens.

14 He has lifted up the horn of his people for praise from all his faithful ones, the Israelites, the people near to him. Praise Yahweh.

Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel—a people near him, Praise ye Yah!