Psalm 148-149

English Standard Version

Praise the Name of the Lord

148 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(B)from the heavens;
praise him ^(C)in the heights!
²Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his ^(D)hosts!

³Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴Praise him, you ^(E)highest heavens,
and you ^(F)waters above the heavens!

⁵^(G)Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For ^(H)he commanded and they were created.
⁶And he ^(I)established them forever and ever;
he gave ^(J)a decree, and it shall not ^(K)pass away.^[a]

⁷Praise the Lord ^(L)from the earth,
you ^(M)great sea creatures and all deeps,
⁸^(N)fire and hail, ^(O)snow and mist,
^(P)stormy wind ^(Q)fulfilling his word!

⁹^(R)Mountains and all hills,
^(S)fruit trees and all ^(T)cedars!
¹⁰^(U)Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and ^(V)flying birds!

¹¹Kings of the earth and ^(W)all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹²Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!

¹³^(X)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for ^(Y)his name alone is exalted;
    ^(Z)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴He has ^(AA)raised up a horn for his people,
    ^(AB)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are ^(AC)near to him.
^(AD)Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a New Song

149 ^(AE)Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord ^(AF)a new song,
    his praise in ^(AG)the assembly of the godly!
²Let Israel ^(AH)be glad in ^(AI)his Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their ^(AJ)King!
³Let them praise his name with ^(AK)dancing,
    making melody to him with ^(AL)tambourine and ^(AM)lyre!
⁴For the Lord ^(AN)takes pleasure in his people;
    he ^(AO)adorns the humble with salvation.
⁵Let the godly exult in glory;
    let them ^(AP)sing for joy on their ^(AQ)beds.
⁶Let ^(AR)the high praises of God be in their throats
    and ^(AS)two-edged swords in their hands,
⁷to execute vengeance on the nations
    and punishments on the peoples,
⁸to bind their kings with ^(AT)chains
    and their nobles with fetters of iron,
⁹to execute on them the judgment ^(AU)written!
    ^(AV)This is honor for all his godly ones.
^(AW)Praise the Lord!