Psalms 148 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֑יִם הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃
hallu yah hallu et-ADONAI min-hashamayim halluhu bammeromim
Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights.
2הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ כָל־מַלְאָכָ֑יו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־צבאו [צְבָאָֽיו]׃
halluhu khal-mal'akhav halluhu kal-tzeva'av
Praise ye Him, all His angels; Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
3הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֑חַ הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־כּ֥וֹכְבֵי אֽוֹר׃
halluhu shemesh veyareach halluhu kal-kokhve or
Praise ye Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
4הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ שְׁמֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝הַמַּ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ מֵעַ֬ל הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
halluhu sheme hashamayim vehammayim asher me'al hashamayim
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
5יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י ה֭וּא צִוָּ֣ה וְנִבְרָֽאוּ׃
yehallu et-shem ADONAI ki hu tzivva venivrau
Let them praise the name of the LORD; For He commanded, and they were created.
6וַיַּעֲמִידֵ֣ם לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם חָק־נָ֝תַ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃
vayya'amidem la'ad le'olam chak-natan velo ya'avor
He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.
7הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים וְכָל־תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃
hallu et-ADONAI min-ha'aretz tanninim vekhal-tehomot
Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
8אֵ֣שׁ וּ֭בָרָד שֶׁ֣לֶג וְקִיט֑וֹר ר֥וּחַ סְ֝עָרָ֗ה עֹשָׂ֥ה דְבָרֽוֹ׃
esh uvarad sheleg vekitor ruach se'ara osa devaro
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9הֶהָרִ֥ים וְכָל־גְּבָע֑וֹת עֵ֥ץ פְּ֝רִ֗י וְכָל־אֲרָזִֽים׃
heharim vekhal-geva'ot etz peri vekhal-arazim
Mountains and all hills, Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10הַֽחַיָּ֥ה וְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֑ה רֶ֝֗מֶשׂ וְצִפּ֥וֹר כָּנָֽף׃
hachayya vekhal-behema remes vetzippor kanaf
Beasts and all cattle, Creeping things and winged fowl;
11מַלְכֵי־אֶ֭רֶץ וְכָל־לְאֻמִּ֑ים שָׂ֝רִ֗ים וְכָל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי אָֽרֶץ׃
malkhe-eretz vekhal-le'ummim sarim vekhal-shofte aretz
Kings of the earth and all peoples, Princes and all judges of the earth;
12בַּחוּרִ֥ים וְגַם־בְּתוּל֑וֹת זְ֝קֵנִ֗ים עִם־נְעָרִֽים׃
bachurim vegam-betulot zekenim im-ne'arim
Both young men and maidens, Old men and children;
13יְהַלְל֤וּ ׀ אֶת־שֵׁ֬ם יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־נִשְׂגָּ֣ב שְׁמ֣וֹ לְבַדּ֑וֹ ה֝וֹד֗וֹ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃
yehallu et-shem ADONAI ki-nisgav shemo levaddo hodo al-eretz veshamayim
Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14וַיָּ֤רֶם קֶ֨רֶן ׀ לְעַמּ֡וֹ תְּהִלָּ֤ה לְֽכָל־חֲסִידָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֣י יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל עַֽם־קְרֹב֗וֹ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
vayyarem keren le'ammo tehilla lekhal-chasidav livne yisra'el am-kerovo hallu-yah
And He hath lifted up a horn for His people, A praise for all His saints, Even for the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Hallelujah.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.