Psalms 148:3-13

3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, you morning stars;

4 Praise him, high heaven, praise him, heavenly rain clouds;

5 Praise, oh let them praise the name of God - he spoke the word, and there they were!

6 He set them in place from all time to eternity; He gave his orders, and that's it!

7 Praise God from earth, you sea dragons, you fathomless ocean deeps;

8 Fire and hail, snow and ice, hurricanes obeying his orders;

9 Mountains and all hills, apple orchards and cedar forests;

10 Wild beasts and herds of cattle, snakes, and birds in flight;

11 Earth's kings and all races, leaders and important people,

12 Robust men and women in their prime, and yes, graybeards and little children.

13 Let them praise the name of God - it's the only Name worth praising. His radiance exceeds anything in earth and sky;

Psalms 148:3-13 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.