Psalms 148:12

12 Do the same, you young men—young women too!— you who are old together with you who are young!

Psalms 148:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 148:12

Both young men, and maidens
These should praise the Lord, the one for their strength, the other for their beauty; and both should remember their Creator in the days of their youth, and fear, serve, and worship him; so they will praise and glorify him, as did Obadiah, Josiah, Timothy, and the four daughters of Philip the evangelist;

old men, and children;
the former have had a large experience of the providential goodness of God, and, if good men, of the grace of God, and are under great obligation to praise the Lord for all that he has done for them; for they have known him that is from the beginning, and have seen many of his wonderful works, which they should not forget to declare to their children, to the honour and glory of God; and even out of the mouth of "children", of babes and sucklings, who have less knowledge, and less experience, God sometimes does ordain strength and perfect praise to himself; see ( Psalms 8:2 ) ; compared with ( Matthew 21:15 Matthew 21:16 ) .

Psalms 148:12 In-Context

10 Do the same, you animals—wild or tame— you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!

11 Do the same, you kings of the earth and every single person, you princes and every single ruler on earth!

12 Do the same, you young men—young women too!— you who are old together with you who are young!

13 Let all of these praise the LORD's name because only God's name is high over all. Only God's majesty is over earth and heaven.

14 God raised the strength of his people, the praise of all his faithful ones— that's the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!