Psalms 148

Praise the Name of the Lord

1 ^aPraise the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^bfrom the heavens;
praise him ^cin the heights!
2Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his ^dhosts!
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
4Praise him, you ^ehighest heavens,
and you ^fwaters above the heavens!
5 ^gLet them praise the name of the Lord!
For ^hhe commanded and they were created.
6And he ⁱestablished them forever and ever;
he gave ^ja decree, and it shall not ^kpass away. ▼

▼Or  it shall not be transgressed

7 Praise the Lord ^mfrom the earth,
you ⁿgreat sea creatures and all deeps,
8 ^ofire and hail, ^psnow and mist,
^qstormy wind ^rfulfilling his word!
9 ^sMountains and all hills,
^tfruit trees and all ^ucedars!
10 ^vBeasts and all livestock,
creeping things and ^wflying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and ^xall peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
13 ^yLet them praise the name of the Lord,
for ^zhis name alone is exalted;
^aahis majesty is above earth and heaven.
14He has ^abraised up a horn for his people,
^acpraise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are ^adnear to him.
^aePraise the Lord!

Psalms 149

Sing to the Lord a New Song

1 ^afPraise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord ^aga new song,
his praise in ^ahthe assembly of the godly!
2Let Israel ^aibe glad in ^ajhis Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their ^akKing!
3Let them praise his name with ^aldancing,
making melody to him with ^amtambourine and ^anlyre!
4For the Lord ^aotakes pleasure in his people;
he ^apadorns the humble with salvation.
5Let the godly exult in glory;
let them ^aqsing for joy on their ^arbeds.
6Let ^asthe high praises of God be in their throats
and ^attwo-edged swords in their hands,
7to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishments on the peoples,
8to bind their kings with ^auchains
and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9to execute on them the judgment ^avwritten!
^awThis is honor for all his godly ones.
^axPraise the Lord!

Psalms 150

Let Everything Praise the Lord

1 ^ayPraise the Lord!
Praise God in his ^azsanctuary;
praise him in ^bahis mighty heavens! ▼

▼Hebrew expanse (compare Genesis 1:6–8)

2Praise him for his ^bcmighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent ^bdgreatness!
3 Praise him with ^betrumpet sound;
praise him with ^bflute and ^bgharp!
4Praise him with ^bhtambourine and ^bidance;
praise him with ^bjstrings and ^bkpipe!
5Praise him with sounding ^blcymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6Let ^bmeverything that has breath praise the Lord!
^bnPraise the Lord!