Psalms 148:7-14

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all of the deepest parts of the ocean.
8 Praise him, lightning and hail, snow and clouds. Praise him, you stormy winds that obey him.
9 Praise him, all you mountains and hills. Praise him, all you fruit trees and cedar trees.
10 Praise him, all you wild animals and cattle. Praise him, you small creatures and flying birds.
11 Praise him, you kings of the earth and all nations. Praise him, all you princes and rulers on earth.
12 Praise him, young men and young women. Praise him, old people and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord. His name alone is honored. His glory is higher than the earth and the heavens.
14 He has given his people a strong king. All of his faithful people praise him for that gift. All of the people of Israel are close to his heart. 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.

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