Psalm 148

Psalm 148

¹Hallelujah! 

Praise the Lord from the heavens. 

Praise him in the heights above. 

²Praise him, all his angels. 

Praise him, his entire heavenly army. 

³Praise him, sun and moon. 

Praise him, all shining stars. 

⁴Praise him, you highest heaven 

and the water above the sky. 

⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord 

because they were created by his command. 

⁶He set them in their places forever and ever. 

He made it a law that no one can break. 

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth. 

Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths, 

⁸lightning and hail, 

snow and fog, 

strong winds that obey his commands, 

⁹mountains and all hills, 

fruit trees and all cedar trees, 

¹⁰wild animals and all domestic animals, 

crawling animals and birds, 

¹¹kings of the earth and all its people, 

officials and all judges on the earth, 

¹²young men and women, 

old and young together. 

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord 

because his name is high above all others. 

His glory is above heaven and earth. 

¹⁴He has given his people a strong leader,^a

someone praiseworthy for his faithful ones, 

for the people of Israel, the people who are close to him. 

Hallelujah!