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Psalm chapter 148

English Standard Version

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! 3Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! 4Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created. 6And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, 8 fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! 9 Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! 10 Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! 11Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! 12Young men and maidens together, old men and children! 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. 14He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the Lord!
New International Version

1Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. 3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
4Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. 5Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created,
6and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that will never pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, 8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, 9you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, 10wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds, 11kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth,
12young men and women, old men and children. 13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the Lord.
New American Standard Bible

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His heavenly armies! 3Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! 4Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! 5They are to praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. 6He has also established them forever and ever; He has made a decree, and it will not pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, Sea monsters, and all the ocean depths; 8Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9Mountains and all hills; Fruit trees and all cedars; 10Animals and all cattle; Crawling things and winged fowl; 11Kings 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 name alone is exalted; His majesty is above earth and heaven. 14And He has lifted up a horn for His people, Praise for all His godly ones, For the sons of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise the Lord!
Christian Standard Bible

1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights. 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies. 3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. 4Praise him, highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens. 5Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded, and they were created.
6He set them in position forever and ever; he gave an order that will never pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, 8lightning and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind that executes his command, 9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, 10wild animals and all cattle, creatures that crawl and flying birds, 11kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth, 12young men as well as young women, old and young together. 13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted. His majesty covers heaven and earth. 14He has raised up a horn for his people, resulting in praise to all his faithful ones, to the Israelites, the people close to him. Hallelujah!
New Living Translation

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, 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!
King James Version

1Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
7Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.
New King James Version

1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; 10Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; 11Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. 13Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven. 14And He has exalted the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints— Of the children of Israel, A people near to Him. Praise the Lord!

What does Psalm chapter 148 mean?

The phrase halelu-yāh appears in Hebrew twenty-three times, all of which are in the book of psalms. The last five songs all begin and end with this term (Psalm 146—150). This psalm commands everything in creation to worship the Lord. This includes angels, stars, mountains, animals, and people of all ages.

God's creation includes angelic beings, stars, the moon, the sun, the sky, and the heavens. The Lord alone formed all of these. Since these are part of His creation, they should—at least symbolically (Habakkuk 2:11; Luke 19:37–40)—participate in giving Him honor (Psalm 148:1–6).

Likewise, every kind of animal, climate, and terrain depend on Him. The entire human race should be worshipping God. This includes people of every age and status, whether they are male or female, rich or poor, Only the Lord is worthy of this kind of praise (Psalm 72:18). His chosen people, Israel, have the most obvious reasons to honor His name (Psalm 148:7–14).
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