Psalms 148
148
All Creation Summoned to Praise
1Hallelujah!
I
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights.
2Praise him, all you his angels;
give praise, all you his hosts.#Ps 103:20f; Dn 3:58–63.
3Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all shining stars.
4Praise him, highest heavens,#Highest heavens: lit., “the heavens of the heavens,” i.e., the space above the firmament, where the “upper waters” are stored, cf. Gn 1:6–7; Dt 10:14; 1 Kgs 8:27; Ps 104:3, 13.
you waters above the heavens.
5Let them all praise the Lord’s name;
for he commanded and they were created,#Ps 33:9; Gn 1:3f; Jdt 16:14.
6Assigned them their station forever,
set an order that will never change.
II
7Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all the deeps of the sea;#Ps 135:6; Gn 1:21.
8Lightning and hail, snow and thick clouds,
storm wind that fulfills his command;
9Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars;#Is 44:23.
10Animals wild and tame,
creatures that crawl and birds that fly;#Ps 30:5; Gn 1:21, 24f; Dt 4:7.
11Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all who govern on earth;
12Young men and women too,
old and young alike.
13Let them all praise the Lord’s name,
for his name alone is exalted,
His majesty above earth and heaven.#Ps 30:5; Dt 4:7.
14#Has lifted high the horn of his people: the horn symbolizes strength, the concrete noun for the abstract. Of all peoples, God has chosen Israel to return praise and thanks in a special way.He has lifted high the horn of his people;
to the praise of all his faithful,
the Israelites, the people near to him.
Hallelujah!
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Psalm 148
148
Praise the Name of the Lord
1 # [See Ps. 147:20 above] Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord #[ver. 7]; See Ps. 69:34 from the heavens;
praise him #Matt. 21:9in the heights!
2Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his #See Ps. 103:20, 21hosts!
3Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
4Praise him, you #Ps. 68:33; Deut. 10:14; Neh. 9:6; See 1 Kgs. 8:27 highest heavens,
and you #Gen. 1:7waters above the heavens!
5 # ver. 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For #See Ps. 33:6, 9he commanded and they were created.
6And he #Ps. 119:90, 91 established them forever and ever;
he gave #[Job 28:26; Jer. 31:35, 36; 33:25] a decree, and it shall not #[Ps. 104:9; Esth. 1:19; Job 14:5]pass away.#148:6 Or it shall not be transgressed
7Praise the Lord #[ver. 1] from the earth,
you #[Gen. 1:21]; See Ps. 74:13great sea creatures and all deeps,
8 #
Ps. 18:12; 105:32 fire and hail, #Ps. 147:16 snow and mist,
#
Ps. 107:25 stormy wind #Ps. 103:20; See Ps. 147:15-18fulfilling his word!
9 #
Isa. 44:23; 49:13; 55:12 Mountains and all hills,
#
Gen. 1:11 fruit trees and all #Ps. 104:16cedars!
10 #
Gen. 1:24 Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and #Gen. 1:20, 21flying birds!
11Kings of the earth and #[Rev. 7:9]all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
13 # ver. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for #Ps. 8:1 his name alone is exalted;
# See Ps. 113:4 his majesty is above earth and heaven.
14He has #See 1 Sam. 2:1 raised up a horn for his people,
# [Deut. 10:21; Jer. 17:14] praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are #Deut. 4:7; Eph. 2:17 near to him.
# See Ps. 135:1 Praise the Lord!
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