Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
The third of the last five Hallelujah Psalms. The LEVITICUS Psalm. Compare Psalms 148:14 with Leviticus 10:3 .
Praise ye THE LORD. Hallelu-JAH. App-4 .
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. with 'eth = Jehovah Himself. App-4 .
heights. As in Job 16:19 ; Job 25:2 .
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
stars of light. Genitive of Origin ( App-17 .) = stars that give light = lightbearers, as in Genesis 1:14-16 .
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
which shall not pass: or, which [they] shall not pass.
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
the earth. Note the change and see Structure above.
dragons = sea monsters.
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
wind. Hebrew. ruach . App-9 .
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
people = peoples.
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
name. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
earth and heaven: i.e. combining the two subjects of Psalms 148:1 and Psalms 148:7 . This order of these two words occurs only here and Genesis 2:4 . Compare note on Deuteronomy 4:26 .
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
saints = favoured ones, or beloved.
children = sons.
near unto Him. The reference is to Leviticus and its leading thought. See Leviticus 10:3 ; Leviticus 21:21 ; and Compare Psalms 65:4 .