Psalm 148–150

Let All Creation Praise Yahweh

148Praise Yah.^a

Praise Yahweh from the heavens;

praise him in the heights.

²Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his hosts.^b

³Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, all stars of light.

⁴Praise him, highest heavens,^c

and waters above the heavens.

⁵Let them praise the name of Yahweh,

because he commanded and they were created.

⁶And he put them in place forever and ever,

by a decree he gave that will not pass away.

⁷Praise Yahweh from the earth—

great sea creatures and all deeps,

⁸fire and hail, snow and cloud,^d

stormy wind doing his bidding,^e

⁹the mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

¹⁰beasts and all cattle,^f

creeping things and flying birds,^g

¹¹kings of the earth and all peoples,

princes and all judges of the earth,

¹²young men and young women as well,

the old together with the young—

¹³let them praise the name of Yahweh,

because his name alone is exalted.

His splendor is above earth and heavens.

¹⁴And he has raised high a horn for his people,

praise for all his faithful—

for the children of Israel,

a people close to him.

Praise Yah.^h

Praise to God for His Future Judgment

149Praise Yah.^a

Sing to Yahweh a new song,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

²Let Israel be glad in its maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.

³Let them praise his name with dancing;

let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.

⁴For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people;

he glorifies the afflicted with salvation.

⁵Let the faithful exult in glory;

let them sing for joy on their beds.

⁶Let the extolling of God be in their throat,

and a double-edged sword in their hand,

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,^b

⁸to bind their kings with chains

and their nobles^c with fetters of iron,

⁹to execute on them the judgment that is decreed.^d

This will be honor for all his faithful ones;

Praise Yah.^e

Let Everything Praise Yahweh

150Praise Yah.^a

Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty firmament.

²Praise him for his mighty deeds;

praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.

³Praise him with blast of horn;

praise him with harp and lyre.

⁴Praise him with tambourine and dancing;

praise him with strings and flute.

⁵Praise him with sounding cymbals;

praise him with clashing cymbals.

⁶Every breathing thing,

let it praise Yah.^b

Praise Yah.^c