Psalms 148
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath also established them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,
8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word,
9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things,
11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth,
12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
For his name alone is exalted.
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye the LORD.
Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.
