Judaism
Psalms 148
Text
Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights.
Praise ye Him, all His angels; Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
Praise ye Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the LORD; For He commanded, and they were created.
He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.
Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
Mountains and all hills, Fruitful trees and all cedars;
Beasts and all cattle, Creeping things and winged fowl;
Kings of the earth and all peoples, Princes and all judges of the earth;
Both young men and maidens, Old men and children;
Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
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.
Text: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society (1917), public domain, via Sefaria.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Dhammapada 2 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Intention is the leader of things; intention is first, they’re made by intention. If with pure intent you speak or act, happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.”
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16 (trans. Edwin Arnold)
“The Doors of Hell Are threefold, whereby men to ruin pass, The door of Lust, the door of Wrath, the door Of Avarice. Let a man shun those three!”