Psalmorum 148
1 Alleluja. Laudate Dominum de cælis; laudate eum in excelsis.
PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
2 Laudate eum, omnes angeli ejus; laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus.
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Laudate eum, sol et luna; laudate eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Laudate eum, cæli cælorum; et aquæ omnes quæ super cælos sunt,
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5 laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
6 Statuit ea in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi; præceptum posuit, et non præteribit.
He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
7 Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones et omnes abyssi;
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8 ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum, quæ faciunt verbum ejus;
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
9 montes, et omnes colles; ligna fructifera, et omnes cedri;
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10 bestiæ, et universa pecora; serpentes, et volucres pennatæ;
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11 reges terræ et omnes populi; principes et omnes judices terræ;
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12 juvenes et virgines; senes cum junioribus, laudent nomen Domini:
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13 quia exaltatum est nomen ejus solius.
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 Confessio ejus super cælum et terram; et exaltavit cornu populi sui. Hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus; filiis Israël, populo appropinquanti sibi. Alleluja.
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.
