Psalms 148

1 Alleluya. Ye of heuenes, herie the Lord; herie ye hym in hiye thingis.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven; praise him in the heights above!

2 Alle hise aungels, herie ye hym; alle hise vertues, herye ye hym.

Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies!

3 Sunne and moone, herie ye hym; alle sterris and liyt, herie ye hym.

Praise him, 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, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!

5 herie ye the name of the Lord.

Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order 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 placed them in their positions forever and ever; he established a law that will never end.

7 Ye of erthe, herie ye the Lord; dragouns, and alle depthis of watris.

Praise the Lord from the earth, and creatures from all the depths of the seas,

8 Fier, hail, snow, iys, spiritis of tempestis; that don his word.

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, and stormy wind—everything that does as he commands.

9 Mounteyns, and alle litle hillis; trees berynge fruyt, and alle cedris.

Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,

10 Wielde beestis, and alle tame beestis; serpentis, and fetherid briddis.

wild animals and all livestock, crawling animals and wild birds,

11 The kingis of erthe, and alle puplis; the princis, and alle iugis of erthe.

earthly kings and all peoples, leaders and rulers of the world,

12 Yonge men, and virgyns, elde men with yongere, herie ye the name of the Lord;

young men and women, old people and children—

13 for the name of hym aloone is enhaunsid.

Let them all praise the Lord, for his reputation is unequalled; his glory is above anything on earth or in heaven.

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 given his people a source of strength, bringing praise to his faithful followers, the people of Israel who are dear to him. Praise the Lord!