Psalm 148

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Settings by composers

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

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.