Psalm 148–150

Psalm 148

¹Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens.

Praise him in the heavens above.

²Praise him, all his angels.

Praise him, all his angels in heaven.

³Praise him, sun and moon.

Praise him, all you shining stars.

⁴Praise him, you highest heavens.

Praise him, you waters above the skies.

⁵Let all of them praise the name of the Lord,

because he gave a command and they were created.

⁶He set them in place for ever and ever.

He gave them laws they will always have to obey.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

you great sea creatures and all of the deepest parts of the ocean.

⁸Praise him, lightning and hail, snow and clouds.

Praise him, you stormy winds that obey him.

⁹Praise him, all you mountains and hills.

Praise him, all you fruit trees and cedar trees.

¹⁰Praise him, all you wild animals and cattle.

Praise him, you small creatures and flying birds.

¹¹Praise him, you kings of the earth and all nations.

Praise him, all you princes and rulers on earth.

¹²Praise him, young men and young women.

Praise him, old people and children.

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord.

His name alone is honored.

His glory is higher than the earth and the heavens.

¹⁴He has given his people a strong king.

All of his faithful people praise him for that gift.

All of the people of Israel are close to his heart.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 149

¹Praise the Lord.

Sing a new song to the Lord.

Sing praise to him in the community of his faithful people.

²Let Israel be filled with joy because God is their Maker.

Let the people of Zion be glad because he is their King.

³Let them praise his name with dancing.

Let them make music to him with harps and tambourines.

⁴The Lord takes delight in his people.

He saves those who aren’t proud. He makes them feel like kings.

⁵Let his faithful people be filled with joy because of that honor.

Let them sing with joy even when they are lying in bed.

⁶May they praise God with their mouths.

May they hold in their hands a sword that has two edges.

⁷Let them pay the nations back.

Let them punish the people of the earth.

⁸Let them put the kings of those nations in chains.

Let them put their nobles in iron chains.

⁹Let them carry out God’s sentence against the nations.

That will bring glory to all of his faithful people.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 150

¹Praise the Lord.

Praise God in his holy temple.

Praise him in his mighty heavens.

²Praise him for his powerful acts.

Praise him because he is greater than anything else.

³Praise him by blowing trumpets.

Praise him with harps and lyres.

⁴Praise him with tambourines and dancing.

Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.

⁵Praise him with clashing cymbals.

Praise him with clanging cymbals.

⁶Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.