Chapter 148 *Praise Ye Jehovah From the Heavens*
א הַלְלוּ-יָהּ:
הַלְלוּ אֶת-יְהוָה, מִן-הַשָּׁמַיִם; הַלְלוּהוּ, בַּמְּרוֹמִים. 1
Hallelujah. {N}
Praise ye jehovah from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.
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ב הַלְלוּהוּ כָל-מַלְאָכָיו; הַלְלוּהוּ, כָּל-צְבָאָו. 2
Praise ye Him, all His angels; praise ye Him, all His hosts.
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ג הַלְלוּהוּ, שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ; הַלְלוּהוּ, כָּל-כּוֹכְבֵי אוֹר. 3
Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars of light.
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ד הַלְלוּהוּ, שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם; וְהַמַּיִם, אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל הַשָּׁמָיִם. 4
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
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ה יְהַלְלוּ, אֶת-שֵׁם יְהוָה: כִּי הוּא צִוָּה וְנִבְרָאוּ. 5
Let them praise the name of jehovah; for He commanded, and they were created.
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ו וַיַּעֲמִידֵם לָעַד לְעוֹלָם; חָק-נָתַן, וְלֹא יַעֲבוֹר. 6
He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.
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ז הַלְלוּ אֶת-יְהוָה, מִן-הָאָרֶץ– תַּנִּינִים, וְכָל-תְּהֹמוֹת. 7
Praise jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
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ח אֵשׁ וּבָרָד, שֶׁלֶג וְקִיטוֹר; רוּחַ סְעָרָה, עֹשָׂה דְבָרוֹ. 8
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
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ט הֶהָרִים וְכָל-גְּבָעוֹת; עֵץ פְּרִי, וְכָל-אֲרָזִים. 9
Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars;
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י הַחַיָּה וְכָל-בְּהֵמָה; רֶמֶשׂ, וְצִפּוֹר כָּנָף. 10
Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
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יא מַלְכֵי-אֶרֶץ, וְכָל-לְאֻמִּים; שָׂרִים, וְכָל-שֹׁפְטֵי אָרֶץ. 11
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
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יב בַּחוּרִים וְגַם-בְּתוּלוֹת; זְקֵנִים, עִם-נְעָרִים. 12
Both young men and maidens, old men and children;
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יג יְהַלְלוּ, אֶת-שֵׁם יְהוָה– כִּי-נִשְׂגָּב שְׁמוֹ לְבַדּוֹ:
הוֹדוֹ, עַל-אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָיִם. 13
Let them praise the name of jehovah, for His name alone is exalted; {N}
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
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יד וַיָּרֶם קֶרֶן לְעַמּוֹ, תְּהִלָּה לְכָל-חֲסִידָיו–
לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַם קְרֹבוֹ:
הַלְלוּ-יָהּ. 14
And He hath lifted up a horn for His people, a praise for all His saints, {N}
even for the sons of Israel, a people near unto Him. {N}
Hallelujah.
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