148 Praise Yah.^[a]
Praise Yahweh from the heavens;
praise him in the heights.
² Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts.^[b]
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all stars of light.
⁴ Praise him, highest heavens,^[c]
and waters above the heavens.
⁵ Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
because he commanded and they were created.
⁶ And he put them in place forever and ever,
by a decree he gave that will not pass away.
⁷ Praise Yahweh from the earth—
great sea creatures and all deeps,
⁸ fire and hail, snow and cloud,^[d]
stormy wind doing his bidding,^[e]
9 the mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
¹⁰ beasts and all cattle,^[f]
creeping things and flying birds,^[g]
11 kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all judges of the earth,
¹² young men and young women as well,
the old together with the young—
¹³ let them praise the name of Yahweh,
because his name alone is is exalted.
His splendor is above earth and heavens.
¹⁴ And he has raised high a horn for his people,
praise for all his faithful—
for the children of Israel,
a people close to him.
Praise Yah.^[h]