In this verse “all living creatures” (everything that breathes) are called upon to praise Yahweh; the psalmist may have included not just humankind but all other living beings as well.

The psalm and the book close with the final halelu-yah, Praise the LORD!

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Reyburn, William D. A Handbook on the Book of Psalms. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1991. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .