Psa 148 | NASB2020 | STEP | Praise the Lord ! Praise the Lord from the heavens ; Praise Him in the heights !

Psalms 148

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

1 ^{▼▼Or Hallelujah!}Praise ^{▼▼Heb Yah}the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^cfrom the heavens;
Praise Him ^din the heights!
2 Praise Him, ^eall His angels;
Praise Him, ^fall His heavenly armies!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
4 Praise Him, ^{▼▼Lit heavens of heavens
,} ^hhighest heavens,
And the ⁱwaters that are above the heavens!
5 They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For ^jHe commanded and they were created.
6 He has also ^kestablished them forever and ever;
He has made a ^ldecree, and it will not pass away.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
^mSea monsters, and all the ocean ⁿdepths;
8 ^oFire and hail, ^psnow and ^qclouds;
^rStormy wind, ^sfulfilling His word;
9 ^tMountains and all hills;
Fruit ^utrees and all cedars;
10 ^vAnimals and all cattle;
^wCrawling things and winged fowl;
11 ^xKings of the earth and all peoples;
Rulers and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.

13 They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For His ^yname alone is exalted;
His ^zmajesty is above earth and heaven.
14 And He has ^aalifted up a horn for His people,
^abPraise for all His godly ones,
For the sons of Israel, a people ^acnear to Him.
^{▼▼Or Hallelujah!}Praise ^{▼▼Heb Yah}the Lord!