Psalm 148

¹Praise the LORD !

Praise the LORD from heaven!

Praise God on the heights!

²Praise God, all of you who are his messengers!

Praise God, all of you who comprise his heavenly forces!

³Sun and moon, praise God!

All of you bright stars, praise God!

⁴You highest heaven, praise God!

Do the same, you waters that are above the sky!

⁵Let all of these praise the LORD ’s name

because God gave the command and they were created!

⁶God set them in place always and forever.

God made a law that will not be broken.

⁷Praise the LORD from the earth,

you sea monsters and all you ocean depths!

⁸Do the same, fire and hail, snow and smoke,

stormy wind that does what God says!

⁹Do the same, you mountains, every single hill,

fruit trees, and every single cedar!

¹⁰Do the same, you animals—wild or tame—

you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!

¹¹Do the same, you kings of the earth and every single person,

you princes and every single ruler on earth!

¹²Do the same, you young men—young women too!—

you who are old together with you who are young!

¹³Let all of these praise the LORD ’s name

because only God’s name is high over all.

Only God’s majesty is over earth and heaven.

¹⁴God raised the strength of his people,[#148.14 Or horn]

the praise of all his faithful ones—

Praise the LORD !