Psaume 148:12

12 Jeunes hommes et jeunes filles, Vieillards et enfants!

Psaume 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 ) .

Psaume 148:12 In-Context

10 Animaux et tout le bétail, Reptiles et oiseaux ailés,
11 Rois de la terre et tous les peuples, Princes et tous les juges de la terre,
12 Jeunes hommes et jeunes filles, Vieillards et enfants!
13 Qu'ils louent le nom de l'Eternel! Car son nom seul est élevé; Sa majesté est au-dessus de la terre et des cieux.
14 Il a relevé la force de son peuple: Sujet de louange pour tous ses fidèles, Pour les enfants d'Israël, du peuple qui est près de lui. Louez l'Eternel!
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