Psalms 148
1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.
He determined the places where they should be [in the sky], and he commanded that they should be there forever. They cannot disobey that command!
7 Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;
and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
9 The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
all the wild animals and all [you] cattle, and the (reptiles/creatures that scurry across the ground), and [all] the birds, [I tell all of them to praise Yahweh]!
11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.
I want them [all] to praise Yahweh [MTY] because he is greater than anyone else. His glory is greater than [anything on] the earth or [in] heaven.
14 And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!
He caused us, his people, to be strong in order that we, his people, we Israeli people (who are very precious to him/whom he loves very much), would praise him. So praise Yahweh!
