Psalm 148–150

Psalm 148

¹Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens!

Praise him from the skies!

²Praise him, all his angels!

Praise him, all the armies of heaven!

³Praise him, sun and moon!

Praise him, all you twinkling stars!

⁴Praise him, skies above!

Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!

⁵Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,

for he issued his command, and they came into being.

⁶He set them in place forever and ever.

His decree will never be revoked.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

you creatures of the ocean depths,

⁸fire and hail, snow and clouds,

wind and weather that obey him,

⁹mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

¹⁰wild animals and all livestock,

small scurrying animals and birds,

¹¹kings of the earth and all people,

rulers and judges of the earth,

¹²young men and young women,

old men and children.

¹³Let them all praise the name of the Lord.

For his name is very great;

his glory towers over the earth and heaven!

¹⁴He has made his people strong,

honoring his faithful ones—

the people of Israel who are close to him.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149

¹Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.

²O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.

O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.

³Praise his name with dancing,

accompanied by tambourine and harp.

⁴For the Lord delights in his people;

he crowns the humble with victory.

⁵Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.

Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

⁶Let the praises of God be in their mouths,

and a sharp sword in their hands—

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with shackles

and their leaders with iron chains,

⁹to execute the judgment written against them.

This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 150

¹Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty heaven!

²Praise him for his mighty works;

praise his unequaled greatness!

³Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;

praise him with the lyre and harp!

⁴Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;

praise him with strings and flutes!

⁵Praise him with a clash of cymbals;

praise him with loud clanging cymbals.

⁶Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord!