Psalms 148

Psalm 148

Creation’s Praise of the Lord

¹Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights.²

³Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies.⁴

⁵Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.⁶

⁷Praise him, highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens.⁸

⁹Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded, and they were created.¹⁰

¹¹He set them in position forever and ever; he gave an order that will never pass away.¹²

¹³Praise the Lord from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths,¹⁴

¹⁵lightning and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind that executes his command,¹⁶

¹⁷mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,¹⁸

¹⁹wild animals and all cattle, creatures that crawl and flying birds,²⁰

²¹kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,²²

²³young men as well as young women, old and young together.²⁴

²⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted. His majesty covers heaven and earth.²⁶

²⁷He has raised up a horn for his people, resulting in praise to all his faithful ones, to the Israelites, the people close to him. Hallelujah!²⁸