Chapter 148

¹Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places. ²Praise ye him , all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. ³Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light. ⁴Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens ⁵praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created. ⁶He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away. ⁷Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps: ⁸Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds which fulfil his word: ⁹Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars: ¹⁰Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls: ¹¹Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth: ¹²Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord: ¹³for his name alone is exalted. ¹⁴The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.