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Psalm 148:1–13

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. aHebrew hallelujah
  2. bAccording to the reading tradition (Qere)
  3. cLiterally “heavens of the heavens”
  4. dThe meaning of “cloud” is uncertain
  5. eHebrew “his word”
  6. fThat is, wild and domesticated
  7. gLiterally “bird of wing”

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;

praise him in the heights!

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.

And he established them forever and ever;

he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

you great sea creatures and all deeps,

fire and hail, snow and mist,

stormy wind fulfilling his word!

Mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars!

Beasts and all livestock,

creeping things and flying birds!

Kings of the earth and all peoples,

princes and all rulers of the earth!

Young men and maidens together,

old men and children!

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

his majesty is above earth and heaven.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens;

praise him in the heights above.

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,

and he established them for ever and ever—

he issued a decree that will never pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,

lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

stormy winds that do his bidding,

you mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

wild animals and all cattle,

small creatures and flying birds,

kings of the earth and all nations,

you princes and all rulers on earth,

young men and women,

old men and children.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Hallelujah!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;

praise him in the heights.

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.

He set them in position forever and ever;

he gave an order that will never pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

all sea monsters and ocean depths,

lightning and hail, snow and cloud,

stormy wind that executes his command,

mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

wild animals and all cattle,

creatures that crawl and flying birds,

kings of the earth and all peoples,

princes and all judges of the earth,

young men as well as young women,

old and young together.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted.

His majesty covers heaven and earth.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens!

Praise him from the skies!

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.

He set them in place forever and ever.

His decree will never be revoked.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

you creatures of the ocean depths,

fire and hail, snow and clouds,

wind and weather that obey him,

mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

wild animals and all livestock,

small scurrying animals and birds,

kings of the earth and all people,

rulers and judges of the earth,

young men and young women,

old men and children.

Let them all praise the name of the Lord.

For his name is very great;

his glory towers over the earth and heaven!

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

KJV 1900King James Version

Praise ye the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens:

Praise him in the heights.

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.

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever:

He hath made a decree which shall not pass.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

Ye dragons, and all deeps:

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour;

Stormy wind fulfilling his word:

Mountains, and all hills;

Fruitful trees, and all cedars:

Beasts, and all cattle;

Creeping things, and flying fowl:

Kings of the earth, and all people;

Princes, and all judges of the earth:

Both young men, and maidens;

Old men, and children:

Let them praise the name of the Lord:

For his name alone is excellent;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.

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