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Psalm 148 in Hebrew and English

14 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם הַלְלוּהוּ בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃

Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights.

הַלְלוּהוּ כָל־מַלְאָכָיו הַלְלוּהוּ כָּל־צְבָאָֽיו׃

Praise ye Him, all His angels; Praise ye Him, all His hosts.

הַלְלוּהוּ שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ הַלְלוּהוּ כָּל־כּוֹכְבֵי אֽוֹר׃

Praise ye Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all ye stars of light.

הַלְלוּהוּ שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם וְהַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.

יְהַלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי הוּא צִוָּה וְנִבְרָֽאוּ׃

Let them praise the name of the LORD; For He commanded, and they were created.

וַיַּעֲמִידֵם לָעַד לְעוֹלָם חָק־נָתַן וְלֹא יַעֲבֽוֹר׃

He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.

הַלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה מִן־הָאָרֶץ תַּנִּינִים וְכָל־תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃

Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

אֵשׁ וּבָרָד שֶׁלֶג וְקִיטוֹר רוּחַ סְעָרָה עֹשָׂה דְבָרֽוֹ׃

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

הֶהָרִים וְכָל־גְּבָעוֹת עֵץ פְּרִי וְכָל־אֲרָזִֽים׃

Mountains and all hills, Fruitful trees and all cedars;

הַחַיָּה וְכָל־בְּהֵמָה רֶמֶשׂ וְצִפּוֹר כָּנָֽף׃

Beasts and all cattle, Creeping things and winged fowl;

מַלְכֵי־אֶרֶץ וְכָל־לְאֻמִּים שָׂרִים וְכָל־שֹׁפְטֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

Kings of the earth and all peoples, Princes and all judges of the earth;

בַּחוּרִים וְגַם־בְּתוּלוֹת זְקֵנִים עִם־נְעָרִֽים׃

Both young men and maidens, Old men and children;

יְהַלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי־נִשְׂגָּב שְׁמוֹ לְבַדּוֹ הוֹדוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃

Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

וַיָּרֶם קֶרֶן לְעַמּוֹ תְּהִלָּה לְכָל־חֲסִידָיו לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם־קְרֹבוֹ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

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.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 30 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Part of the closing psalms of praise
  • 14 verses, 111 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 148 have?

Psalm 148 has 14 verses and 111 words.

On which day is Psalm 148 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 30 of the Hebrew month (in a month of 29 days, on day 29, so the whole book is read every month), and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 148?

Psalm 148 has no heading in the Hebrew text. It opens straight into its first verse.

How long does it take to read Psalm 148?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.