Psalms

Psalm 148

1The Psalmist exhorteth the celestial, 7the terrestrial, 11and the rational creatures, to praise God.

1PRAISE¹ ye the LORD. ^aPraise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

1Heb. Hallelujah. Ps. 104.35; 105.45; 106.1.

a Re. 5.11,13. Lu. 2.13,14. Ps. 149.6.

2^bPraise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

b Ps. 103.20,21; 68.17. Ge. 2.1. Da. 7.10. He. 1.7,14.

3^cPraise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

c Ps. 19.1-6; 136.6-9; 74.16.

4^dPraise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

d 1Ki. 8.27. 2Co. 12.2. Is. 66.1. Ge. 1.7. Job 26.9; 38.22-29. Ps. 104.3.

5Let them praise the name of the LORD: ^efor he commanded, and they were created.

e Ge. 1.1,3,6. Ps. 33.6,9. He. 11.3.

6He ^fhath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

f Ps. 89.37; 119.90,91. Je. 31.35,36; 33.25. Is. 14.27; 25.1; 46.10.

7Praise the LORD from the earth, ^gye ^*dragons, and all deeps:

*dragons-sea monsters, crocodiles, serpents.

g Ge. 1.21. Is. 43.20. Ps. 104.25,26; 107.23,24.

8^hFire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

h Job 37.2-6; 38.22-29. Ex. 9.23-25. Ps. 147.15-18; 11.6.

9ⁱMountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

i Ps. 114.4,6; 29.5-8. Is. 42.11; 41.18,19; 55.12.

10^jBeasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and ²flying fowl:

2Heb. birds of wing.

j Ps. 50.10,11. Ge. 1.20-25.

11^kKings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

k Ps. 72.10,11; 22.27-29; 66.1,4. Pr. 8.15,16. Ac. 17.28.

12Both ^lyoung men, and maidens; old men, and children:

l Ps. 68.25; 8.2. Mat. 21.15,16. Zec. 9.17.

13Let them praise the name of the LORD: ^mfor his name alone is ³excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

3Heb. exalted.

m Ps. 8.1,9. Is. 12.4. Phi. 2.9-11. Ep. 2.20-22.

14He ⁿalso exalteth the ^*horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people ^onear unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

*horn-symbol of strength and power.

n Ps. 75.10; 89.17; 92.10; 149.9. De. 10.21. o De. 4.7. Ep. 2.13,17,19. Jn. 14.21,23. Ja. 4.8. Ex. 19.5,6. 1Pe. 2.9. Tit. 2.14.