Psalm 148–150

Psalm 148

¹Praise the Lord.^ap

Praise the Lord from the heavens;^q

praise him in the heights above.

²Praise him, all his angels;^r

praise him, all his heavenly hosts.^s

³Praise him, sun^t and moon;

praise him, all you shining stars.

⁴Praise him, you highest heavens^u

and you waters above the skies.^v

⁵Let them praise the name^w of the Lord,

for at his command^x they were created,

⁶and he established them for ever and ever—

he issued a decree^y that will never pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord^z from the earth,

you great sea creatures^a and all ocean depths,^b

⁸lightning and hail,^c snow and clouds,

stormy winds that do his bidding,^d

⁹you mountains and all hills,^e

fruit trees and all cedars,

¹⁰wild animals^f and all cattle,

small creatures and flying birds,

¹¹kings^g of the earth and all nations,

you princes and all rulers on earth,

¹²young men and women,

old men and children.

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,^h

for his name alone is exalted;

his splendorⁱ is above the earth and the heavens.^j

¹⁴And he has raised up for his people a horn,^bk

the praise^l of all his faithful servants,^m

of Israel, the people close to his heart.ⁿ

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 149

¹Praise the Lord.^ao

Sing to the Lord a new song,^p

his praise in the assembly^q of his faithful people.

²Let Israel rejoice^r in their Maker;^s

let the people of Zion be glad in their King.^t

³Let them praise his name with dancing^u

and make music to him with timbrel and harp.^v

⁴For the Lord takes delight^w in his people;

he crowns the humble with victory.^x

⁵Let his faithful people rejoice^y in this honor

and sing for joy on their beds.^z

⁶May the praise of God be in their mouths^a

and a double-edged^b sword in their hands,^c

⁷to inflict vengeance^d on the nations

and punishment^e on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with fetters,^f

their nobles with shackles of iron,^g

⁹to carry out the sentence written against them—^h

this is the glory of all his faithful people.ⁱ

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 150

¹Praise the Lord.^aj

Praise God in his sanctuary;^k

praise him in his mighty heavens.^l

²Praise him for his acts of power;^m

praise him for his surpassing greatness.ⁿ

³Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,^o

praise him with the harp and lyre,^p

⁴praise him with timbrel and dancing,^q

praise him with the strings^r and pipe,^s

⁵praise him with the clash of cymbals,^t

praise him with resounding cymbals.

⁶Let everything^u that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.