Psalm 148–150

Praise the Name of the Lord

148^rPraise the Lord!

Praise the Lord ^sfrom the heavens;

praise him ^tin the heights!

²Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his ^uhosts!

³Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, all you shining stars!

⁴Praise him, you ^vhighest heavens,

and you ^wwaters above the heavens!

^5xLet them praise the name of the Lord!

For ^yhe commanded and they were created.

⁶And he ^zestablished them forever and ever;

he gave ^aa decree, and it shall not ^bpass away.¹

⁷Praise the Lord ^cfrom the earth,

you ^dgreat sea creatures and all deeps,

^8efire and hail, ^fsnow and mist,

^gstormy wind ^hfulfilling his word!

⁹ⁱMountains and all hills,

^jfruit trees and all ^kcedars!

^10lBeasts and all livestock,

creeping things and ^mflying birds!

¹¹Kings of the earth and ⁿall peoples,

princes and all rulers of the earth!

¹²Young men and maidens together,

old men and children!

^13oLet them praise the name of the Lord,

for ^phis name alone is exalted;

^qhis majesty is above earth and heaven.

¹⁴He has ^rraised up a horn for his people,

^spraise for all his saints,

for the people of Israel who are ^tnear to him.

^uPraise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a New Song

149^uPraise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord ^va new song,

his praise in ^wthe assembly of the godly!

²Let Israel ^xbe glad in ^yhis Maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their ^zKing!

³Let them praise his name with ^adancing,

making melody to him with ^btambourine and ^clyre!

⁴For the Lord ^dtakes pleasure in his people;

he ^eadorns the humble with salvation.

⁵Let the godly exult in glory;

let them ^fsing for joy on their ^gbeds.

⁶Let ^hthe high praises of God be in their throats

and ⁱtwo-edged swords in their hands,

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishments on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with ^jchains

and their nobles with fetters of iron,

⁹to execute on them the judgment ^kwritten!

^lThis is honor for all his godly ones.

^uPraise the Lord!

Let Everything Praise the Lord

150^uPraise the Lord!

Praise God in his ^msanctuary;

praise him in ⁿhis mighty heavens!¹

²Praise him for his ^omighty deeds;

praise him according to his excellent ^pgreatness!

³Praise him with ^qtrumpet sound;

praise him with ^rlute and ^rharp!

⁴Praise him with ^stambourine and ^sdance;

praise him with ^tstrings and ^upipe!

⁵Praise him with sounding ^vcymbals;

praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

⁶Let ^weverything that has breath praise the Lord!

^xPraise the Lord!