Psalm 148–150

The World Should Praise the Lord

148Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the skies.

Praise him high above the earth.

²Praise him, all you angels.

Praise him, all you armies of heaven.

³Praise him, sun and moon.

Praise him, all you shining stars.

⁴Praise him, highest heavens

and you waters above the sky.

⁵Let them praise the Lord,

because they were created by his command.

⁶He put them in place forever and ever;

he made a law that will never change.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

you large sea animals and all the oceans,

⁸lightning and hail, snow and mist,

and stormy winds that obey him,

⁹mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

¹⁰wild animals and all cattle,

crawling animals and birds,

¹¹kings of the earth and all nations,

princes and all rulers of the earth,

¹²young men and women,

old people and children.

¹³Praise the Lord,

because he alone is great.

He is more wonderful than heaven and earth.

¹⁴God has given his people a king.

He should be praised by all who belong to him;

he should be praised by the Israelites, the people closest to his heart.

Praise the Lord!

Praise the God of Israel

149Praise the Lord!

Sing a new song to the Lord;

sing his praise in the meeting of his people.

²Let the Israelites be happy because of God, their Maker.

Let the people of Jerusalem rejoice because of their King.

³They should praise him with dancing.

They should sing praises to him with tambourines and harps.

⁴The Lord is pleased with his people;

he saves the humble.

⁵Let those who worship him rejoice in his glory.

Let them sing for joy even in bed!

⁶Let them shout his praise

with their two-edged swords in their hands.

⁷They will punish the nations

and defeat the people.

⁸They will put those kings in chains

and those important men in iron bands.

⁹They will punish them as God has written.

God is honored by all who worship him.

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord with Music

150Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his Temple;

praise him in his mighty heaven.

²Praise him for his strength;

praise him for his greatness.

³Praise him with trumpet blasts;

praise him with harps and lyres.

⁴Praise him with tambourines and dancing;

praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.

⁵Praise him with loud cymbals;

praise him with crashing cymbals.

⁶Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!