Psalm 148–150

PSALM 148

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

Praise the Lord ^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, ^1ahighest heavens,

And the ^bwaters that are above the heavens!

⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord,

For ^aHe commanded and they were created.

⁶He has also ^aestablished them forever and ever;

He has made a ^bdecree which will not pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

^aSea monsters and all ^bdeeps;

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

^dStormy wind, ^efulfilling His word;

^9aMountains and all hills;

Fruit ^btrees and all cedars;

^10aBeasts and all cattle;

^bCreeping things and winged fowl;

^11aKings of the earth and all peoples;

Princes and all judges of the earth;

¹²Both young men and virgins;

Old men and children.

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,

For His ^aname alone is exalted;

His ^bglory is above earth and heaven.

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

^bPraise for all His godly ones;

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

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 149

Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a ^anew song,

And His praise ^bin the congregation of the godly ones.

²Let Israel be glad in ^ahis Maker;

Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their ^bKing.

³Let them praise His name with ^adancing;

Let them sing praises to Him with ^btimbrel and lyre.

⁴For the Lord ^atakes pleasure in His people;

He will ^bbeautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

⁵Let the ^agodly ones exult in glory;

Let them ^bsing for joy on their beds.

⁶Let the ^ahigh praises of God be in their ¹mouth,

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

⁷To ^aexecute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

⁸To bind their kings ^awith chains

And their ^bnobles with fetters of iron,

⁹To ^aexecute on them the judgment written;

This is an ^bhonor for all His godly ones.

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 150

A Psalm of Praise.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

Praise God in His ^asanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty ^3bexpanse.

²Praise Him for His ^amighty deeds;

Praise Him according to His excellent ^bgreatness.

³Praise Him with ^atrumpet sound;

Praise Him with ^bharp and lyre.

⁴Praise Him with ^atimbrel and dancing;

Praise Him with ^bstringed instruments and ^cpipe.

⁵Praise Him with loud ^acymbals;

Praise Him with resounding cymbals.

⁶Let ^aeverything that has breath praise ¹the Lord.

²Praise the Lord!