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 ^h and hail, snow and cloud,

stormy wind that executes his command, ⁱ

⁹mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars, ^j

¹⁰wild animals and all cattle,

creatures that crawl and flying birds, ^k

¹¹kings of the earth and all peoples,

princes and all judges of the earth, ^l

¹²young men as well as young women,

old and young together. ^m

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted.

His majesty covers heaven and earth. ⁿ

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. ^o

Hallelujah!