< Mazmur 148 >
1 Pujilah TUHAN! Pujilah TUHAN, hai seisi surga! Semua yang tinggal di tempat tinggi, pujilah Dia!
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens. Praise him in the heights.
2 Pujilah Dia, hai semua malaikat-Nya, pujilah Dia, hai seluruh tentara surga!
Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his army.
3 Pujilah Dia, hai matahari dan bulan, pujilah Dia, hai bintang-bintang yang gemerlapan!
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Pujilah Dia, hai langit yang tertinggi, pujilah Dia, hai air di atas langit!
Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are above the heavens.
5 Baiklah mereka semua memuji nama TUHAN, sebab semuanya dijadikan atas perintah-Nya.
Let them praise the name of the LORD, For he commanded, and they were created.
6 Ia menentukan tempatnya masing-masing, ketetapan-Nya berlaku untuk selama-lamanya.
He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.
7 Pujilah TUHAN, hai seisi bumi, hai naga-naga laut dan seluruh samudra raya;
Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths.
8 hai kilat dan hujan es, salju dan awan, angin kencang yang menurut perintah TUHAN!
Lightning and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
9 Pujilah Dia, hai bukit-bukit dan gunung-gunung, pohon buah-buahan dan semua hutan;
mountains and all hills; fruit trees and all cedars;
10 semua ternak dan binatang liar, segala binatang melata dan burung!
wild animals and all livestock; small creatures and flying birds;
11 Pujilah Dia, hai raja-raja dan segala bangsa, para bangsawan dan semua penguasa;
kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges of the earth;
12 semua pemuda dan pemudi, orang tua dan orang muda.
both young men and maidens; old men and children:
13 Baiklah mereka semua memuji nama TUHAN, sebab nama-Nya lebih agung dari segala nama; keagungan-Nya mengatasi langit dan bumi.
let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
14 Ia telah menguatkan bangsa-Nya, sehingga Ia dipuji-puji umat-Nya, Israel, umat kesayangan-Nya. Pujilah TUHAN!
He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his faithful ones; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise the LORD.