Psalms 148
1 Alleluya. Ye of heuenes, herie the Lord; herie ye hym in hiye thingis.
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places.
2 Alle hise aungels, herie ye hym; alle hise vertues, herye ye hym.
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Sunne and moone, herie ye hym; alle sterris and liyt, herie ye hym.
Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
4 Heuenes of heuenes, herie ye hym; and the watris that ben aboue heuenes,
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 herie ye the name of the Lord.
Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, 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 hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
7 Ye of erthe, herie ye the Lord; dragouns, and alle depthis of watris.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps:
8 Fier, hail, snow, iys, spiritis of tempestis; that don his word.
Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds which fulfill his word:
9 Mounteyns, and alle litle hillis; trees berynge fruyt, and alle cedris.
Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars:
10 Wielde beestis, and alle tame beestis; serpentis, and fetherid briddis.
Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:
11 The kingis of erthe, and alle puplis; the princis, and alle iugis of erthe.
Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth:
12 Yonge men, and virgyns, elde men with yongere, herie ye the name of the Lord;
Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:
13 for the name of hym aloone is enhaunsid.
For his name alone is exalted.
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.
The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.
