Psalm 148–150

Psalm 148

CREATION’S PRAISE OF THE LORD

¹Hallelujah!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;

praise him in the heights.^a

²Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his heavenly armies.^b

³Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, all you shining stars.^c

⁴Praise him, highest heavens,

and you waters above the heavens.^d

⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for he commanded, and they were created.^e

⁶He set them in position forever and ever;

he gave an order that will never pass away.^f

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

all sea monsters and ocean depths,^g

⁸lightning^C and hail, snow and cloud,

stormy wind that executes his command,^h

⁹mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,ⁱ

¹⁰wild animals and all cattle,

creatures that crawl and flying birds,^j

¹¹kings of the earth and all peoples,

princes and all judges of the earth,^k

¹²young men as well as young women,

old and young together.^l

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted.

His majesty covers heaven and earth.^m

¹⁴He has raised up a horn for his people,

resulting in praise to all his faithful ones,

to the Israelites, the people close to him.ⁿ

Hallelujah!

Psalm 149

PRAISE FOR GOD’S TRIUMPH

¹Hallelujah!

Sing to the Lord a new song,^o

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.^p

²Let Israel celebrate its Maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.^q

³Let them praise his name with dancing

and make music to him with tambourine and lyre.^r

⁴For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;^s

he adorns the humble with salvation.^t

⁵Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;

let them shout for joy on their beds.^u

⁶Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths^B

and a double-edged sword in their hands,^v

⁷inflicting vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,^w

⁸binding their kings with chains

and their dignitaries with iron shackles,^x

⁹carrying out the judgment decreed against them.

This honor is for all his faithful people.^y

Hallelujah!

Psalm 150

PRAISE THE LORD

¹Hallelujah!

Praise God in his sanctuary.

Praise him in his mighty expanse.^z

²Praise him for his powerful acts;^aa

praise him for his abundant greatness.^ab

³Praise him with the blast of a trumpet;^ac

praise him with harp and lyre.^ad

⁴Praise him with tambourine and dance;^ae

praise him with strings and flute.^af

⁵Praise him with resounding cymbals;

praise him with clashing cymbals.^ag

⁶Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.^ah

Hallelujah!