Psalm 148:13

13 alaben el Nombre del SEÑOR, porque sólo su Nombre es elevado; su gloria es sobre tierra y cielos

Psalm 148:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 148:13

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
His nature and perfections, and celebrate the glory of them; and his wonderful works, and the blessings of his goodness, both of providence and grace; even all the above creatures and things, celestial and terrestrial, for the following reasons;

for his name alone is excellent;
the name of the Lord is himself, who is excellent in power, wisdom, goodness, truth, and faithfulness, and in all other perfections of his nature; his works, by which he is known, are excellent, both of nature and of grace, and proclaim his glory; his Son, in whom his name is, and by whom he has manifested himself, is excellent as the cedars; and so are all his precious names by which he is called; and such is the Gospel, by which he is notified to the world: nay, the Lord's name is alone excellent; all creature excellencies are nothing in comparison of him, in heaven or in earth, those of angels and men; and therefore should be praised by all, and above all;

his glory [is] above the earth and heaven;
there is the glory of celestial and terrestrial bodies, which differ; the glory of the sun, moon, and stars, and of one star from another; but the glory of the divine Being, the Creator of them, infinitely exceeds the glory of them all: his glorious Majesty resides above heaven and earth; the heaven is the throne be sits upon, and the earth the footstool he stands on; and Christ, who is sometimes called his glory, and is the brightness of it, ( Psalms 63:2 ) ( Hebrews 1:3 ) ; is exalted above every name on earth, and is made higher than the heavens, and so is exalted above all blessing and praise; see ( Psalms 8:1 ) ( Nehemiah 9:5 ) .

Psalm 148:13 In-Context

11 los reyes de la tierra, y todos los pueblos; los príncipes, y todos los jueces de la tierra

12 los jóvenes, y también las doncellas; los viejos con los niños

13 alaben el Nombre del SEÑOR, porque sólo su Nombre es elevado; su gloria es sobre tierra y cielos

14 El ensalzó el cuerno de su pueblo; alábenle todos sus misericordiosos, los hijos de Israel, el pueblo a él cercano. Alelu-JAH