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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 148
The third of the last five Hallelujah Psalms. The LEVITICUS Psalm. Compare Psalms 148:14 with Leviticus 10:3.
Praise ye THE LORD. Hallelu-JAH. App-4.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah.with "eth = Jehovah Himself. App-4.
heights. As in Job 16:19; Job 25:2.
stars of light. Genitive of Origin (App-17.) = stars that give light = lightbearers, as in Genesis 1:14-16.
name. See note on Psalms 20:1.
earth and heaven: i.e. combining the two subjects of Psalms 148:1 and Psalms 148:7. This order of these two words occurs only here and Genesis 2:4. Compare note on Deuteronomy 4:26.
saints = favoured ones, or beloved.
children = sons.
near unto Him. The reference is to Leviticus and its leading thought. See Leviticus 10:3; Leviticus 21:21; and Compare Psalms 65:4.
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