Psalm 148–150

A Call for the Universe to Praise God

148Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from heaven,

you that live in the heights above.

²Praise him, all his angels,

all his heavenly armies.

³Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, shining stars.

⁴Praise him, highest heavens,

and the waters above the sky.^c

⁵Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

He commanded, and they were created;

⁶by his command they were fixed in their places for ever,

and they cannot disobey.^d

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

sea monsters and all ocean depths;

⁸lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

strong winds that obey his command.

⁹Praise him, hills and mountains,

fruit trees and forests;

¹⁰all animals, tame and wild,

reptiles and birds.

¹¹Praise him, kings and all peoples,

princes and all other rulers;

¹²young women and young men,

old people and children too.

¹³Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

His name is greater than all others;

his glory is above earth and heaven.

¹⁴He made his nation strong,

so that all his people praise him—

the people of Israel, so dear to him.

Praise the Lord!

A Hymn of Praise

149Praise the Lord!

Sing a new song to the Lord;

praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!

²Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;

rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!

³Praise his name with dancing;

play drums and harps in praise of him.

⁴The Lord takes pleasure in his people;

he honours the humble with victory.

⁵Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph

and sing joyfully all night long.

⁶Let them shout aloud as they praise God,

with their sharp swords in their hands

⁷to defeat the nations

and to punish the peoples;

⁸to bind their kings in chains,

their leaders in chains of iron;

⁹to punish the nations as God has commanded.

This is the victory of God’s people.

Praise the Lord!

Praise the

150Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his Temple!

Praise his strength in heaven!

²Praise him for the mighty things he has done.

Praise his supreme greatness.

³Praise him with trumpets.

Praise him with harps and lyres.

⁴Praise him with drums and dancing.

Praise him with harps and flutes.

⁵Praise him with cymbals.

Praise him with loud cymbals.

⁶Praise the Lord, all living creatures!

Praise the Lord!