Salmos 148
1 Louvai ao Senhor. louvai ao Senhor desde os céus, louvai-o nas alturas.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Louvai-o, todos os seus anjos; louvai-o todos os seus exércitos.
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Louvai-o, sol e lua; louvai-o, todas as estrelas luzentes.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Louvai-o, céus dos céus, e as águas que estão sobre os céus.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 Louvem o nome do Senhor, pois mandou, e logo foram criados.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 E os confirmou para sempre, e lhes deu uma lei que não ultrapassarão.
He determined the places where they should be [in the sky], and he commanded that they should be there forever. They cannot disobey that command!
7 Louvai ao Senhor desde a terra: vós, baleias, e todos os abismos,
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 Fogo e saraiva, neve e vapores, e vento tempestuoso que executa a sua palavra:
and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
9 Montes e todos os outeiros, árvores frutiferas e todos os cedros:
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 As feras e todos os gados, réptis e aves voadoras:
all the wild animals and all [you] cattle, and the (reptiles/creatures that scurry across the ground), and [all] the birds, [I tell all of them to praise Yahweh]!
11 Reis da terra e todos os povos, príncipes e todos os juízes da terra:
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 Mancebos e donzelas, velhos e crianças,
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 Louvem o nome do Senhor, pois só o seu nome é exaltado: a sua glória está sobre a terra e o céu.
I want them [all] to praise Yahweh [MTY] because he is greater than anyone else. His glory is greater than [anything on] the earth or [in] heaven.
14 Ele também exalta o poder do seu povo, o louvor de todos os seus santos, dos filhos de Israel, um povo que lhe é chegado. louvai ao Senhor.
He caused us, his people, to be strong in order that we, his people, we Israeli people (who are very precious to him/whom he loves very much), would praise him. So praise Yahweh!
