☰ PSALMS 148
148
The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.
1  1Praise 2the Lord!
Praise the Lord Afrom the heavens;
Praise Him Bin the heights!
2  Praise Him, Aall His angels;
Praise Him, Ball His hosts!
3  Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
4  Praise Him, 1Ahighest heavens,
And the Bwaters that are above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For AHe commanded and they were created.
6 He has also Aestablished them forever and ever;
He has made a Bdecree which will not pass away.
 
7  Praise the Lord from the earth,
ASea monsters and all Bdeeps;
8  AFire and hail, Bsnow and Cclouds;
DStormy wind, Efulfilling His word;
9  AMountains and all hills;
Fruit Btrees and all cedars;
10  ABeasts and all cattle;
BCreeping things and winged fowl;
11  AKings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
 
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His Aname alone is exalted;
His Bglory is above earth and heaven.
14 And He has Alifted up a horn for His people,
BPraise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people Cnear to Him.
1Praise 2the Lord!
1 148:1 Or Hallelujah! 2 148:1 Heb Yah A 148:1 Ps 69:34 B 148:1 Job 16:19; Ps 102:19; Matt 21:9 A 148:2 Ps 103:20 B 148:2 Ps 103:21 1 148:4 Lit heavens of heavens A 148:4 Deut 10:14; 1 Kin 8:27; Neh 9:6; Ps 68:33 B 148:4 Gen 1:7 A 148:5 Gen 1:1; Ps 33:6, 9 A 148:6 Ps 89:37; Jer 31:35, 36; 33:20, 25 B 148:6 Job 38:33 A 148:7 Gen 1:21; Ps 74:13 B 148:7 Gen 1:2; Deut 33:13; Hab 3:10 A 148:8 Ps 18:12 B 148:8 Ps 147:16 C 148:8 Ps 135:7 D 148:8 Ps 107:25 E 148:8 Job 37:12; Ps 103:20 A 148:9 Is 44:23; 49:13 B 148:9 Is 55:12 A 148:10 Is 43:20 B 148:10 Hos 2:18 A 148:11 Ps 102:15 A 148:13 Is 12:4 B 148:13 Ps 8:1; 113:4 A 148:14 1 Sam 2:1; Ps 75:10 B 148:14 Deut 10:21; Ps 109:1; Jer 17:14 C 148:14 Lev 10:3; Eph 2:17 1 148:14 Or Hallelujah! 2 148:14 Heb Yah
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