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Psalm 148:2–5

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148:2Praise him, all his angels!1

Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!2

148:3Praise him, O sun and moon!

Praise him, all you shiny stars!3

148:4Praise him, O highest heaven,

and you waters above the sky!4

148:5Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for he gave the command and they came into existence.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Or “heavenly messengers.”
  2. 2 Heb “all his host.”
  3. 3 Heb “stars of light.”
  4. 4 The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his hosts!

Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, all you shining stars!

Praise him, you highest heavens,

and you waters above the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord!

For he commanded and they were created.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, all you shining stars.

Praise him, you highest heavens

and you waters above the skies.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for at his command they were created,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his heavenly armies.

Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, all you shining stars.

Praise him, highest heavens,

and you waters above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for he commanded, and they were created.

NLTNew Living Translation

Praise him, all his angels!

Praise him, all the armies of heaven!

Praise him, sun and moon!

Praise him, all you twinkling stars!

Praise him, skies above!

Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!

Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,

for he issued his command, and they came into being.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his hosts.

Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, all stars of light.

Praise him, highest heavens,

and waters above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of Yahweh,

because he commanded and they were created.

KJV 1900King James Version

Praise ye him, all his angels:

Praise ye him, all his hosts.

Praise ye him, sun and moon:

Praise him, all ye stars of light.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,

And ye waters that be above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the Lord:

For he commanded, and they were created.