Psalms 148:7-14

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, 1Sea monsters and all 2deeps;
8 3Fire and hail, 4snow and 5clouds; 6Stormy wind, 7fulfilling His word;
9 8Mountains and all hills; Fruit 9trees and all cedars;
10 10Beasts and all cattle; 11Creeping things and winged fowl;
11 12Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and virgins; Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His 13name alone is exalted; His 14glory is above earth and heaven.
14 And He has 15lifted up a horn for His people, 16Praise for all His godly ones; Even for the sons of Israel, a people 17near to Him. Praise the LORD!

Psalms 148:7-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 148

This psalm seems to have been written about the same time, and by the same person, as the preceding; even by the psalmist David, when he was in profound peace, and at rest from all his enemies; and the kingdom of Israel was in a well settled and prosperous condition, both with respect to things civil and ecclesiastical, as appears from Ps 148:14. And as it may respect future time, the times of the Messiah, of whom David was a type, it will have its accomplishment in the latter day, when there will be just occasion for all creatures, in heaven and earth, to praise the Lord; and which the Evangelist John, in vision, saw and heard them doing, Re 5:11-13. Aben Ezra says, this psalm is exceeding glorious and excellent, and has deep secrets in it; in which the psalmist speaks of two worlds, the upper and the lower. As for the title of this psalm, the Septuagint, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, and Apollinarius, entitle it as the two preceding.

Cross References 17

  • 1. Genesis 1:21; Psalms 74:13
  • 2. Genesis 1:2; Deuteronomy 33:13; Habakkuk 3:10
  • 3. Psalms 18:12
  • 4. Psalms 147:16
  • 5. Psalms 135:7
  • 6. Psalms 107:25
  • 7. Job 37:12; Psalms 103:20
  • 8. Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 49:13
  • 9. Isaiah 55:12
  • 10. Isaiah 43:20
  • 11. Hosea 2:18
  • 12. Psalms 102:15
  • 13. Isaiah 12:4
  • 14. Psalms 8:1; Psalms 113:4
  • 15. 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalms 75:10
  • 16. Deuteronomy 10:21; Psalms 109:1; Jeremiah 17:14
  • 17. Leviticus 10:3; Ephesians 2:17

Footnotes 2

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