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Psalms 148

Introduction

1  The psalmist exhorts the celestial,
7  the terrestrial,
11  and the rational creatures to praise God.

Verse 1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Praise ye the Lord
Heb. Hallelujah.
89:5, 146:1, Isaiah 49:13, Luke 2:13,14, Revelation 19:1-6

Verse 2

Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
all his angels
103:20,21, Job 38:7, Isaiah 6:2-4, Ezekiel 3:12, Revelation 5:11-13
all his hosts
Genesis 2:1

Verse 3

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
sun
8:1-3, 19:1-6, 89:36,37, 136:7-9, Genesis 1:14-16, 8:22, Deuteronomy 4:19, Jeremiah 33:20

Verse 4

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
heavens
113:6, 1 Kings 8:27, 2 Corinthians 12:2
waters
104:3, Genesis 1:7, 7:11

Verse 5

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
for he
33:6-9, 95:5, Genesis 1:1,2,6, Jeremiah 10:11-13, Amos 9:6, Revelation 4:11

Verse 6

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
He hath also
89:37, 93:1, 119:90,91, Job 38:10,11,33, Proverbs 8:27-29, Isaiah 54:9, Jeremiah 31:35,36, 33:25

Verse 7

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
from the earth
ye dragons
74:13,14, 104:25,26, Genesis 1:21, Job 41:1-34, Isaiah 27:1, 43:20, 51:9,10

Verse 8

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Fire
147:15-18, Genesis 19:24, Exodus 9:23-25, Leviticus 10:2, Numbers 16:35, Joshua 10:11, Job 37:2-6, 38:22-37, Isaiah 66:16, Joel 2:30, Amos 7:4, Revelation 16:8,9,21
stormy
107:25-29, Exodus 10:13,19, 14:21, Amos 4:13, Jonah 1:4, Matthew 8:24-27

Verse 9

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Mountains
65:12,13, 96:11-13, 97:4,5, 98:7-9, 114:3-7, Isaiah 42:11, 44:23, Isaiah 49:13, 55:12,13, 64:1, Ezekiel 36:1-15

Verse 10

Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Beasts
50:10,11, 103:22, 150:6, Genesis 1:20-25
flying fowl
Heb. birds of wing.
Genesis 7:14; *marg:; Ezekiel 17:23

Verse 11

Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Kings
2:10-12, 22:27-29, 66:1-4, 68:31,32, 72:10,11, 86:9, 102:15, 138:4,5, Proverbs 8:15,16, Isaiah 49:23, 60:3, Revelation 21:24

Verse 12

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
young men
8:2, 68:25, Jeremiah 31:13, Zechariah 9:17, Matthew 21:15,16, Luke 19:37, Titus 2:4-6

Verse 13

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
for his name
8:1,9, 99:3,4,9, Song of Solomon 5:9,16, Isaiah 6:3, Zechariah 9:17, Philippians 3:8
excellent
Heb. exalted.
1 Chronicles 29:11, Isaiah 12:4, 33:5, Matthew 6:13
glory
57:6, 72:19, 108:4, 113:4, Ephesians 4:10, 1 Peter 3:22

Verse 14

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
exalteth
75:10, 89:17, 92:10, 112:9, 1 Samuel 2:1, Luke 1:52
the praise
145:10, 149:9, Luke 2:32, Revelation 5:8-14
a people
Exodus 19:5,6, Deuteronomy 4:7, Ephesians 2:13,17,19, 1 Peter 2:9

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