Psalms 148
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Psalm 148
1Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord from the heavens.
Praise him in the heights above.
2Praise him, all his angels.
Praise him, his entire heavenly army.
3Praise him, sun and moon.
Praise him, all shining stars.
4Praise him, you highest heaven
and the water above the sky.
5Let them praise the name of the Lord
because they were created by his command.
6He set them in their places forever and ever.
He made it a law that no one can break.
7Praise the Lord from the earth.
Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths,
8lightning and hail,
snow and fog,
strong winds that obey his commands,
9mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedar trees,
10wild animals and all domestic animals,
crawling animals and birds,
11kings of the earth and all its people,
officials and all judges on the earth,
12young men and women,
old and young together.
13Let them praise the name of the Lord
because his name is high above all others.
His glory is above heaven and earth.
14He has given his people a strong leader,#148:14 Or “given his people strength.”
someone praiseworthy for his faithful ones,
for the people of Israel, the people who are close to him.
Hallelujah!
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Psalms 148
148
All Creation Summoned to Praise
1Hallelujah!
I
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights.
2Praise him, all you his angels;
give praise, all you his hosts.#Ps 103:20f; Dn 3:58–63.
3Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all shining stars.
4Praise him, highest heavens,#Highest heavens: lit., “the heavens of the heavens,” i.e., the space above the firmament, where the “upper waters” are stored, cf. Gn 1:6–7; Dt 10:14; 1 Kgs 8:27; Ps 104:3, 13.
you waters above the heavens.
5Let them all praise the Lord’s name;
for he commanded and they were created,#Ps 33:9; Gn 1:3f; Jdt 16:14.
6Assigned them their station forever,
set an order that will never change.
II
7Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all the deeps of the sea;#Ps 135:6; Gn 1:21.
8Lightning and hail, snow and thick clouds,
storm wind that fulfills his command;
9Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars;#Is 44:23.
10Animals wild and tame,
creatures that crawl and birds that fly;#Ps 30:5; Gn 1:21, 24f; Dt 4:7.
11Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all who govern on earth;
12Young men and women too,
old and young alike.
13Let them all praise the Lord’s name,
for his name alone is exalted,
His majesty above earth and heaven.#Ps 30:5; Dt 4:7.
14#Has lifted high the horn of his people: the horn symbolizes strength, the concrete noun for the abstract. Of all peoples, God has chosen Israel to return praise and thanks in a special way.He has lifted high the horn of his people;
to the praise of all his faithful,
the Israelites, the people near to him.
Hallelujah!
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