King James Version

Psalms 148:3

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

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הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּhalluhvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.שֶׁ֣מֶשׁshemeshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).וְיָרֵ֑חַveyarechaand moon. Yrechow. See H3405יָרֵחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and moon. Yrechow. See H3405”, the ordinary formH3394the moonmoon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּhalluhvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).כּ֥וֹכְבֵיkokhevestarכּוֹכָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “star”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).אֽוֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς.