Psalms 148

1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest.

Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights.

2 Praise you him, all his angels: praise you him, all his hosts.

Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.

3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you stars and light.

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.

4 Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens.

Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were made.

6 He has established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.

And he fixed them for ever and ever by a law which they dare not transgress.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you serpents, and all deeps.

Praise the Lord from the earth: you depths, with your monsters, all.

8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.

Fire, hail, snow and ice, and stormy wind doing his word.

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

All you mountains and hills, all you fruit trees and cedars,

10 wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds:

all you wild beasts and tame, creeping things, birds on the wing.

11 kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth:

All you kings and nations of earth; all you princes and judges of earth:

12 young men and virgins, old men with youths:

young men and maidens together, old men and children together.

13 let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted. Over heaven and earth is his glory.

14 and he shall exalt the horn of his people, [there is] a hymn for all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to him.

He has lifted his people to honour. Wherefore this chorus of praise from his saints, from Israel, the people who stand in his fellowship. Hallelujah.