Psalm 148

¹Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens!

Praise him from the skies!

²Praise him, all his angels!

Praise him, all the armies of heaven!

³Praise him, sun and moon!

Praise him, all you twinkling stars!

⁴Praise him, skies above!

Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!

⁵Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,

for he issued his command, and they came into being.

⁶He set them in place forever and ever.

His decree will never be revoked.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

you creatures of the ocean depths,

⁸fire and hail, snow and clouds,^a

wind and weather that obey him,

⁹mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

¹⁰wild animals and all livestock,

small scurrying animals and birds,

¹¹kings of the earth and all people,

rulers and judges of the earth,

¹²young men and young women,

old men and children.

¹³Let them all praise the name of the Lord.

For his name is very great;

his glory towers over the earth and heaven!

¹⁴He has made his people strong,

honoring his faithful ones—

the people of Israel who are close to him.

Praise the Lord!