Psalm 148–150

PSALM 148

Praise Yahweh!

¹¹Praise Yah!

Praise Yahweh ^afrom the heavens;

Praise Him ^bin the heights!

²Praise Him, ^aall His angels;

Praise Him, ^ball His hosts!

³Praise Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, all stars of light!

⁴Praise Him, ^aheavens of heavens,

And the ^bwaters that are above the heavens!

⁵Let them praise the name of Yahweh,

For ^aHe commanded and they were created.

⁶He caused them to ^astand forever and ever;

He gave a ^bstatute and it will never pass away.

⁷Praise Yahweh from the earth,

^aSea monsters and all ^bdeeps;

^8aFire and hail, ^bsnow and ^cclouds;

^dStormy wind, ^edoing His word;

^9aMountains and all hills;

Fruit ^btrees and all cedars;

^10aBeasts and all cattle;

^bCreeping things and winged bird;

^11aKings of the earth and all peoples;

Princes and all ¹judges of the earth;

¹²Both choice men as well as virgins;

The old with the young.

¹³Let them praise the name of Yahweh,

For His ^aname alone is set on high;

His ^bsplendor is above earth and heaven.

¹⁴And He has ^araised up a horn for His people,

^bPraise for all His holy ones;

For the sons of Israel, a people ^cnear to Him.

¹Praise Yah!

PSALM 149

Yahweh Takes Pleasure in His People

¹¹Praise Yah!

Sing to Yahweh a ^anew song,

His praise ^bin the assembly of the holy ones.

²Let Israel be glad in ^ahis Maker;

Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their ^bKing.

³Let them praise His name with ^adancing;

With ^btambourine and lyre let them sing praises to Him.

⁴For Yahweh ^atakes pleasure in His people;

He will ^bbeautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

⁵Let the ^aholy ones exult in glory;

Let them ^bsing for joy on their beds.

⁶Let the ^aexaltations of God be in their throats,

And a ^btwo-edged ^csword in their hand,

⁷To ^aexecute vengeance on the nations

And punishments on the peoples,

⁸To bind their kings ^awith chains

And their ^bhonored men with fetters of iron,

⁹To ^aexecute on them the judgment written;

This is the ^bmajesty of all His holy ones.

¹Praise Yah!

PSALM 150

Praise Him, Praise Yah!

¹¹Praise Yah!

Praise God in His ^asanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty ^2bexpanse.

²Praise Him for His ^amighty deeds;

Praise Him according to the abundance of His ^bgreatness.

³Praise Him with ^atrumpet blast;

Praise Him with ^bharp and lyre.

⁴Praise Him with ^atambourine and dancing;

Praise Him with ^bstringed instruments and ^cpipe.

⁵Praise Him with resounding ^acymbals;

Praise Him with clashing cymbals.

⁶Let ^aeverything that has breath praise Yah.

¹Praise Yah!