< Psalmorum 148 >
1 Alleluia. Laudate Dominum de caelis: 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 stellae, et lumen.
Praise Him, sun and moon, Praise Him, all stars of light.
4 Laudate eum caeli caelorum: et aquae omnes, quae super caelos 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 aeternum, et in saeculum saeculi: praeceptum posuit, et non praeteribit.
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: quae 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 Bestiae, et universa pecora: serpentes, et volucres pennatae:
The wild beast, and all livestock, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
11 Reges terrae, et omnes populi: principes, et omnes iudices terrae.
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 caelum, 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!