Psalm 148-150

Common English Bible

Praise the Lord from heaven!
    Praise God on the heights!
² Praise God, all of you who are his messengers!
    Praise God, all of you who comprise his heavenly forces!
³ Sun and moon, praise God!
    All of you bright stars, praise God!
⁴ You highest heaven, praise God!
    Do the same, you waters that are above the sky!
⁵ Let all of these praise the Lord’s name
    because God gave the command and they were created!
⁶ God set them in place always and forever.
    God made a law that will not be broken.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you sea monsters and all you ocean depths!
⁸ Do the same, fire and hail, snow and smoke,
    stormy wind that does what God says!
⁹ Do the same, you mountains, every single hill,
    fruit trees, and every single cedar!
¹⁰ Do the same, you animals—wild or tame—
    you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!
¹¹ Do the same, you kings of the earth and every single person,
    you princes and every single ruler on earth!
¹² Do the same, you young men—young women too!—
    you who are old together with you who are young!

¹³ Let all of these praise the Lord’s name
    because only God’s name is high over all.
    Only God’s majesty is over earth and heaven.
¹⁴ God raised the strength^[a] of his people,
    the praise of all his faithful ones—
        that’s the Israelites,
        the people who are close to him.

Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song;
    sing God’s praise in the assembly of the faithful!
² Let Israel celebrate its maker;
    let Zion’s children rejoice in their king!
³ Let them praise God’s name with dance;
    let them sing God’s praise with the drum and lyre!
⁴ Because the Lord is pleased with his people,
    God will beautify the poor with saving help.

⁵ Let the faithful celebrate with glory;
    let them shout for joy on their beds.^[b]
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouths
        and a double-edged sword in their hands,
⁷     to get revenge against the nations
        and punishment on the peoples,
⁸     binding their rulers in chains
        and their officials in iron shackles,
⁹     achieving the justice
    written against them.
That will be an honor for all God’s faithful people.

Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his sanctuary!
    Praise God in his fortress, the sky!
² Praise God in his mighty acts!
    Praise God as suits his incredible greatness!
³ Praise God with the blast of the ram’s horn!
    Praise God with lute and lyre!
⁴ Praise God with drum and dance!
    Praise God with strings and pipe!
⁵ Praise God with loud cymbals!
    Praise God with clashing cymbals!
⁶ Let every living thing praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!