Psalm 148-150 New American Standard Bible

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

148 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(A)from the heavens;
Praise Him ^(B)in the heights!
²Praise Him, ^(C)all His angels;
Praise Him, ^(D)all His heavenly armies!
³Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
⁴Praise Him, ^[c]^(E)highest heavens,
And the ^(F)waters that are above the heavens!
⁵They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For ^(G)He commanded and they were created.
⁶He has also ^(H)established them forever and ever;
He has made a ^(I)decree, and it will not pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,
^(J)Sea monsters, and all the ocean ^(K)depths;
⁸^(L)Fire and hail, ^(M)snow and ^(N)clouds;
^(O)Stormy wind, ^(P)fulfilling His word;
⁹^(Q)Mountains and all hills;
Fruit ^(R)trees and all cedars;
¹⁰^(S)Animals and all cattle;
^(T)Crawling things and winged fowl;
¹¹^(U)Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Rulers and all judges of the earth;
¹²Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.

¹³They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For His ^(V)name alone is exalted;
His ^(W)majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴And He has ^(X)lifted up a horn for His people,
^(Y)Praise for all His godly ones,
For the sons of Israel, a people ^(Z)near to Him.
^[d]Praise ^[e]the Lord!

Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.

149 ^[f]Praise ^[g]the Lord!
Sing a ^(AA)new song to the Lord,
And His praise ^(AB)in the congregation of the godly ones.
²Israel shall be joyful in ^(AC)his Maker;
The sons of Zion shall rejoice in their ^(AD)King.
³They shall praise His name with ^(AE)dancing;
They shall sing praises to Him with ^(AF)tambourine and lyre.
⁴For the Lord ^(AG)takes pleasure in His people;
He will ^(AH)glorify the lowly with salvation.

⁵The ^(AI)godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall ^(AJ)sing for joy on their beds.
⁶The ^(AK)high praises of God shall be in their ^[h]mouths,
And a ^(AL)two-edged ^(AM)sword in their hands,
⁷To ^(AN)execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
⁸To bind their kings ^(AO)with chains,
And their ^(AP)dignitaries with shackles of iron,
⁹To ^(AQ)execute against them the judgment written.
This is an ^(AR)honor for all His godly ones.
^[i]Praise ^[j]the Lord!

A Psalm of Praise.

150 ^[k]Praise ^[l]the Lord!
Praise God in His ^(AS)sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty ^[m]^(AT)expanse.
²Praise Him for His ^(AU)mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent ^(AV)greatness.

³Praise Him with ^(AW)trumpet sound;
Praise Him with ^(AX)harp and lyre.
⁴Praise Him with ^(AY)tambourine and dancing;
Praise Him with ^(AZ)stringed instruments and ^(BA)flute.
⁵Praise Him with loud ^(BB)cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
⁶^(BC)Everything that has breath shall praise ^[n]the Lord.
^[o]Praise ^[p]the Lord!