Psalmorum 148

1 Alleluia. Laudate Dominum de caelis: laudate eum in excelsis.

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.

2 Laudate eum omnes angeli eius: laudate eum omnes virtutes eius.

Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host.

3 Laudate eum sol et luna: laudate eum omnes stellae, et lumen.

Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.

4 Laudate eum caeli caelorum: et aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt,

Praise him, ye 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.

Let them 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.

He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away.

7 Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones, et omnes abyssi.

Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

8 Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum: quae faciunt verbum eius:

Fire and hail, snow and vapor; 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 Bestiae, et universa pecora: serpentes, et volucres pennatae:

Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;

11 Reges terrae, et omnes populi: principes, et omnes iudices terrae.

Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;

12 Iuvenes, et virgines: senes cum iunioribus laudent nomen Domini:

Both young men and virgins; Old men and children:

13 quia exaltatum est nomen eius solius.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the 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 hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.