Psalms 148
1 Alleluya. Ye of heuenes, herie the Lord; herie ye hym in hiye thingis.
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
2 Alle hise aungels, herie ye hym; alle hise vertues, herye ye hym.
Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
3 Sunne and moone, herie ye hym; alle sterris and liyt, herie ye hym.
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
4 Heuenes of heuenes, herie ye hym; and the watris that ben aboue heuenes,
Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
5 herie ye the name of the Lord.
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
6 For he seide, and thingis weren maad; he comaundide, and thingis weren maad of nouyt. He ordeynede tho thingis in to the world, and in to the world of world; he settide a comaundement, and it schal not passe.
He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
7 Ye of erthe, herie ye the Lord; dragouns, and alle depthis of watris.
Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
8 Fier, hail, snow, iys, spiritis of tempestis; that don his word.
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
9 Mounteyns, and alle litle hillis; trees berynge fruyt, and alle cedris.
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
10 Wielde beestis, and alle tame beestis; serpentis, and fetherid briddis.
wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,
11 The kingis of erthe, and alle puplis; the princis, and alle iugis of erthe.
kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
12 Yonge men, and virgyns, elde men with yongere, herie ye the name of the Lord;
young men and maidens, old and young together.
13 for the name of hym aloone is enhaunsid.
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 His knouleching be on heuene and erthe; and he hath enhaunsid the horn of his puple. An ympne be to alle hise seyntis; to the children of Israel, to a puple neiyynge to hym.
He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
