< Psalmorum 148 >
1 Alleluia. Laudate Dominum de cælis: laudate eum in excelsis.
Praise YAH! Praise YHWH from the heavens, Praise Him in high places.
2 Laudate eum omnes angeli eius: laudate eum omnes virtutes eius.
Praise Him, all His messengers, Praise Him, all His hosts.
3 Laudate eum sol et luna: laudate eum omnes stellæ, et lumen.
Praise Him, sun and moon, Praise Him, all stars of light.
4 Laudate eum cæli cælorum: et aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt,
Praise Him, heavens of heavens, And you waters that are above the heavens.
5 laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
They praise the Name of YHWH, For He commanded, and they were created.
6 Statuit ea in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi: præceptum posuit, et non præteribit.
And He establishes them forever and for all time, He gave a statute, and they do not pass over.
7 Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones, et omnes abyssi.
Praise YHWH from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,
8 Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum: quæ faciunt verbum eius:
Fire and hail, snow and vapor, Whirlwind doing His word;
9 Montes, et omnes colles: ligna fructifera, et omnes cedri.
The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,
10 Bestiæ, et universa pecora: serpentes, et volucres pennatæ:
The wild beast, and all livestock, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
11 Reges terræ, et omnes populi: principes, et omnes iudices terræ.
Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,
12 Iuvenes, et virgines: senes cum iunioribus laudent nomen Domini:
Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,
13 quia exaltatum est nomen eius solius.
They praise the Name of YHWH, For His Name alone has been set on high, His splendor [is] above earth and heavens.
14 Confessio eius super cælum, et terram: et exaltavit cornu populi sui. Hymnus omnibus sanctis eius: filiis Israel, populo appropinquanti sibi. Alleluia.
And He exalts the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, A people near Him. Praise YAH!