LEB(i)
1 Praise Yah.* Praise Yahweh from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.*
3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.
4 Praise him, ⌊highest heavens⌋,* and waters above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, because he commanded and they were created.
6 And he put them in place forever and ever, by a decree he gave that will not pass away.
7 Praise Yahweh from the earth— great sea creatures and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and cloud,* stormy wind doing his bidding,*
9 the mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
10 beasts and all cattle,* creeping things and ⌊flying birds⌋,*
11 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,
12 young men and young women as well, the old together with the young—
13 let them praise the name of Yahweh, because his name alone is is exalted. His splendor is above earth and heavens.
14 And he has raised high a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful— for the children of Israel, a people close to him. Praise Yah.*
149 1 Praise Yah.* Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel be glad in its maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing; let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies the afflicted with salvation.
5 Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the extolling of God be in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,*
8 to bind their kings with chains and their ⌊nobles⌋* with fetters of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment that is decreed.* This will be honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.*
150 1 Praise Yah.* Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament.
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.
3 Praise him with blast of horn; praise him with harp and lyre.
4 Praise him with tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flute.
5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with clashing cymbals.
6 Every breathing thing, let it praise Yah.* Praise Yah.*