Psalm 148

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• William Billings (English)
• Tim Blickhan (vv.1-5, Latin)
• Claudio Macchi (vv. 1-2, Latin)
• Mogens Pedersøn (vv. 1-5, Latin)

Texts & translations

Clementine Vulgate

Latin text

1 Alleluja. Laudate Dominum de cælis ; laudate eum in excelsis.

2 Laudate eum, omnes angeli ejus ; laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus.

3 Laudate eum, sol et luna ; laudate eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.

4 Laudate eum, cæli cælorum ; et aquæ omnes quæ super cælos sunt,

5 laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt ; ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.

6 Statuit ea in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi ; præceptum posuit, et non præteribit.

7 Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones et omnes abyssi ;

8 ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum, quæ faciunt verbum ejus ;

9 montes, et omnes colles ; ligna fructifera, et omnes cedri ;

10 bestiæ, et universa pecora ; serpentes, et volucres pennatæ ;

11 reges terræ et omnes populi ; principes et omnes judices terræ ;

12 juvenes et virgines ; senes cum junioribus, laudent nomen Domini :

13 quia exaltatum est nomen ejus solius.

14 Confessio ejus super cælum et terram ; et exaltavit cornu populi sui. Hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus ; filiis Israël, populo appropinquanti sibi. Alleluja.

Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer

English text

1 O praise the Lord of heaven : praise him in the height.

2 Praise him, all ye angels of his : praise him, all his host.

3 Praise him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars and light.

4 Praise him, all ye heavens : and ye waters that are above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord : for he spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever : he hath given them a law which shall not be broken.

7 Praise the Lord upon earth : ye dragons, and all deeps;

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours : wind and storm, fulfilling his word;

9 Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees and all cedars;

10 Beasts and all cattle : worms and feathered fowls;

11 Kings of the earth and all people : princes and all judges of the world;

12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord : for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.

13 He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his saints shall praise him : even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him.

King James Version

English text

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

14 He 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.