Mazmur 148:2-5

148:2 Praise him, all his angels! ¹ 

Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! ² 

148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon!

Praise him, all you shiny stars! ³ 

148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,

and you waters above the sky! ⁴ 

148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for he gave the command and they came into existence.

[148:2]  ¹ tn Or “heavenly messengers.”

[148:2]  ² tn Heb “all his host.”

[148:3]  ³ tn Heb “stars of light.”

[148:4]  ⁴ sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.