Psalm 148–150

Psalm 148

¹Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights. ²Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts. ³Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light. ⁴Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. ⁵Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created: ⁶And he established them for ever and ever; he made for them a statute which shall not pass.

⁷Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; ⁸Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word; ⁹Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars; ¹⁰Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl; ¹¹Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth; ¹²Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, — ¹³Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens. ¹⁴And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!

Psalm 149

¹Hallelujah! Sing unto Jehovah a new song; sing his praise in the congregation of the godly. ²Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King. ³Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp. ⁴For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation. ⁵Let the godly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

⁶Let the high praises of •God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand: ⁷To execute vengeance against the nations, and punishment among the peoples; ⁸To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; ⁹To execute upon them the judgment written. This honour have all his saints. Hallelujah!

Psalm 150

¹Hallelujah! Praise •God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power. ²Praise him in his mighty acts; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness. ³Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp; ⁴Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe; ⁵Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. ⁶Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!