148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he gave the command and they came into existence.
148:6 He established them so they would endure; 1
he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 2
148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,
148:8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, 3
O stormy wind that carries out his orders, 4
1 tn Or “forever and ever.”
2 tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”
3 tn In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view.
4 tn Heb “[that] does his word.”