Psalms 148
1 Alleluya. Ye of heuenes, herie the Lord; herie ye hym in hiye thingis.
Hallelujah. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
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, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Heuenes of heuenes, herie ye hym; and the watris that ben aboue heuenes,
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 herie ye the name of the Lord.
Let them praise the name of the Lord; for 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.
And he established them for ever and to eternity: he gave a decree which none shall transgress.
7 Ye of erthe, herie ye the Lord; dragouns, and alle depthis of watris.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
8 Fier, hail, snow, iys, spiritis of tempestis; that don his word.
Fire, and hail, snow, and vapor; thou storm-wind that fulfillest his word;
9 Mounteyns, and alle litle hillis; trees berynge fruyt, and alle cedris.
Ye mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars;
10 Wielde beestis, and alle tame beestis; serpentis, and fetherid briddis.
Ye beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and winged birds;
11 The kingis of erthe, and alle puplis; the princis, and alle iugis of erthe.
Ye kings of the earth, and all nations; ye 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 also virgins; old men, together with boys: —
13 for the name of hym aloone is enhaunsid.
Let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and 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 also exalteth the horn of his people, a praise unto all his pious servants, [even] unto the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah.
