Psalm 148

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 148

Creation’s Praise of the Lord

¹Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise Him in the heights.^(A)
²Praise Him, all His angels;
praise Him, all His hosts.^(B)
³Praise Him, sun and moon;
praise Him, all you shining stars.^(C)
⁴Praise Him, highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens.^(D)
⁵Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
for He commanded, and they were created.^(E)
⁶He set them in position forever and ever;
He gave an order that will never pass away.^(F)

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,
all sea monsters and ocean depths,^(G)
⁸lightning^[a] and hail, snow and cloud,
powerful wind that executes His command,^(H)
⁹mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,^(I)
¹⁰wild animals and all cattle,
creatures that crawl and flying birds,^(J)
¹¹kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all judges of the earth,^(K)
¹²young men as well as young women,
old and young together.^(L)
¹³Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
for His name alone is exalted.
His majesty covers heaven and earth.^(M)
¹⁴He has raised up a horn for His people,
resulting in praise to all His godly ones,
to the Israelites, the people close to Him.^(N)
Hallelujah!