Psalm 148

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!