< Sòm 148 >
1 Louwe SENYÈ a! Louwe SENYÈ a soti nan syèl yo! Louwe Li kote ki wo yo!
Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
2 Louwe Li, tout zanj Li yo. Louwe Li tout lame Li yo!
Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
3 Louwe Li, solèy ak lalin nan. Louwe Li, tout zetwal ki limen yo!
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.
4 Louwe Li, pi wo syèl yo, ak dlo ki anwo syèl yo.
Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 Kite yo louwe non SENYÈ a, paske Li te pase lòd, e sa te fèt.
praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
6 Anplis, Li te etabli yo jis pou tout tan. Li te pase yon dekrè ki p ap janm disparèt.
He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.
7 Louwe SENYÈ a soti sou latè, gwo bèt voras lanmè a ak tout fon an.
Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,
8 Dife ak lagrèl, lanèj ak nwaj, van tanpèt ki akonpli pawòl Li yo.
fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word,
9 Mòn yo ak tout kolin yo, pye fwi yo ak tout pye sèd yo,
mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
10 Bèt sovaj yo ak tout bèt chan yo, sa ki trennen atè ak bèt ki vole yo,
wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things,
11 wa latè yo ak tout pèp yo, prens yo ak tout jij latè yo,
kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth,
12 ni jennonm, ni vyèj, granmoun ak timoun.
young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
13 Kite yo louwe non SENYÈ a, paske se sèl non Li ki leve wo. Glwa Li pi wo tè a ak syèl la.
For his name alone is exalted.
14 Li te leve yon kòn pou pèp Li a, Lwanj pou tout fidèl Li yo, menm pou fis Israël yo, yon pèp toupre Li. Louwe SENYÈ a.
Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.