Religion
Psalm 148
From Davids Psalms in Metre (1655)
PRaise ye the Lord, bless ye the Lord,
from Heaven which is on high,
And in the places high above
him praise and magnifie.
All ye his Angels praise ye him,
praise ye him all his hosts,
Praise ye him Sun, and Moon, and Stats,
bright shining in all Coasts.
Praise him ye waters 'bove the heavens,
ye heaven of heavens on high.
The Lords name praise, for by his Word
they were made powerfully.
He also for eternity
hath them establisht sure,
And setled by a firm decree
for ever to endure.
Praise ye the Lord all ye on earth,
all deeps and dragons too.
Fire, hail, snow, vapours, stormy winds,
at his command that go.
Ye mighty mountains, and all hills,
fruitful trees, cedars tall,
Both creeping things, and flying fowls,
and beasts, and cattel all.
Kings of the earth, and people all,
Princes, and all that be
Judges on earth, young men and maids,
old men and babes praise ye
The Lords great name, for he alone
advanced is on high
Above the earth, his glory is
above the starry sky.
He also doth alone exalt
the horn, the power, and name
Of all his people, which to them
is their praise and their fame.
Those are the seed of Israel,
his holy ones, whom he
Makes near by Cov'nant to himself;
the Lord alone prase ye.
Codex Note
A metrical version of Psalm 148.
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