Psalmorum 148
1 Alleluia. Laudate Dominum de caelis: laudate eum in excelsis.
Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.
2 Laudate eum omnes angeli eius: laudate eum omnes virtutes eius.
Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
3 Laudate eum sol et luna: laudate eum omnes stellae, et lumen.
Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.
4 Laudate eum caeli caelorum: et aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt,
Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.
6 Statuit ea in aeternum, et in saeculum saeculi: praeceptum posuit, et non praeteribit.
And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.
7 Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones, et omnes abyssi.
Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,
8 Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum: quae faciunt verbum eius:
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, 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 cattle, 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 Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [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 exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!
