Psalmorum 148
1 Alleluia. Laudate Dominum de cælis: laudate eum in excelsis.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven; praise him in the heights above!
2 Laudate eum omnes angeli eius: laudate eum omnes virtutes eius.
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies!
3 Laudate eum sol et luna: laudate eum omnes stellæ, et lumen.
Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Laudate eum cæli cælorum: et aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt,
Praise him, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!
5 laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order and they were created.
6 Statuit ea in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi: præceptum posuit, et non præteribit.
He placed them in their positions forever and ever; he established a law that will never end.
7 Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones, et omnes abyssi.
Praise the Lord from the earth, and creatures from all the depths of the seas,
8 Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum: quæ faciunt verbum eius:
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, and stormy wind—everything that does as he commands.
9 Montes, et omnes colles: ligna fructifera, et omnes cedri.
Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,
10 Bestiæ, et universa pecora: serpentes, et volucres pennatæ:
wild animals and all livestock, crawling animals and wild birds,
11 Reges terræ, et omnes populi: principes, et omnes iudices terræ.
earthly kings and all peoples, leaders and rulers of the world,
12 Iuvenes, et virgines: senes cum iunioribus laudent nomen Domini:
young men and women, old people and children—
13 quia exaltatum est nomen eius solius.
Let them all praise the Lord, for his reputation is unequalled; his glory is above anything on earth or in heaven.
14 Confessio eius super cælum, et terram: et exaltavit cornu populi sui. Hymnus omnibus sanctis eius: filiis Israel, populo appropinquanti sibi. Alleluia.
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!
