Psalm 148

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 heavenly armies.^(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 the Lord,
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,
stormy 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 the Lord,
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 faithful ones,
to the Israelites, the people close to him.^(N)
Hallelujah!

Footnotes

148:8 Or fire

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