1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! (Ps 69:34; Ps 147:20; Ps 148:7; Mt 21:9)2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! (Ps 103:20)3Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!4Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! (Ge 1:7; De 10:14; 1Ki 8:27; Ne 9:6; Ps 68:33)5Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created. (Ps 33:6; Ps 33:9; Ps 148:13)6And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.[1] (Es 1:19; Job 14:5; Job 28:26; Ps 104:9; Ps 119:90; Jer 31:35; Jer 33:25)7Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, (Ge 1:21; Ps 74:13; Ps 148:1)8fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! (Ps 18:12; Ps 103:20; Ps 105:32; Ps 107:25; Ps 147:15; Ps 147:16)9Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! (Ge 1:11; Ps 104:16; Isa 44:23; Isa 49:13; Isa 55:12)10Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! (Ge 1:20; Ge 1:24)11Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! (Re 7:9)12Young men and maidens together, old men and children!13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. (Ps 8:1; Ps 113:4; Ps 148:5)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! (De 4:7; De 10:21; 1Sa 2:1; Ps 135:1; Jer 17:14; Eph 2:17)
Psalm 148
New International Version
1Praise the Lord.[1] 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 splendour is above the earth and the heavens.14And he has raised up for his people a horn,[2] the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 148
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.
Psalm 148
New International Reader’s Version
1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens. Praise him in the heavens above.2Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his angels in heaven.3Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all you shining stars.4Praise him, you highest heavens. Praise him, you waters above the skies.5Let all of them praise the name of the LORD, because at his command they were created.6He established them for ever and ever. He gave them laws they will always have to obey.7Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all the deepest parts of the ocean.8Praise him, lightning and hail, snow and clouds. Praise him, you stormy winds that obey him.9Praise him, all you mountains and hills. Praise him, all you fruit trees and cedar trees.10Praise him, all you wild animals and cattle. Praise him, you small creatures and flying birds.11Praise him, you kings of the earth and all nations. Praise him, all you princes and rulers on earth.12Praise him, young men and women. Praise him, old men and children.13Let them praise the name of the LORD. His name alone is honoured. His glory is higher than the earth and the heavens.14He has given his people a strong king. All his faithful people praise him for that gift. All the people of Israel are close to his heart. Praise the LORD.