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Psalms 150:1
1Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
Psalms 150:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
Context of Psalms 150:1
Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. 2Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness. 3Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre.
Read all of Psalms 150Psalms 150:1 word by word
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ הַֽלְלוּ־אֵ֥ל בְּקָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ עֻזּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 150:1
- Psalms 149:1Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And praise Him in the congregation of His godly ones (believers).
- Psalms 29:9The voice of the Lord makes the doe labor and give birth And strips the forests bare; And in His temple all are saying, “Glory!”
- Psalms 66:13I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall pay You my vows,
- Psalms 116:18I will pay my vows to the Lord, Yes, in the presence of all His people,
- Psalms 118:19Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.
- Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord.
- Genesis 1:6And God said, “Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].”
- Ezekiel 1:22Now stretched over the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, looking like the terrible and awesome shimmer of icy crystal.
- Ezekiel 10:1Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse (firmament) that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared something [glorious and brilliant] above them looking like a [huge] sapphire stone, formed to resemble a throne.
- Daniel 12:3Those who are [spiritually] wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness, [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.
Commentaries on Psalms 150:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Praise ye the Lord - See the notes at Psalm 146:1. Praise God in his sanctuary - His holy place; the place where he dwells. The allusion here is, probably, to the temple, the place of his abode on earth. Praise him in the firmament of his power - The whole expression is equivalent to earth and heaven; Praise him on earth; praise him in heaven. The word rendered firmament is the same which is used in Genesis 1:6. It properly means an expanse - a thing…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A psalm of praise. --We are here stirred up to praise God. Praise God for his sanctuary, and the privileges we enjoy by having it among us; praise him because of his power and glory in the firmament. Those who praise the Lord in heaven, behold displays of his power and glory which we cannot now conceive. But the greatest of all his mighty acts is known in his earthly sanctuary. The holiness and the love of our God are more displayed in man's redemption…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The phrase mighty heavens refers to Genesis 1 and God's amazing work in filling the emptiness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. in his sanctuary--on earth. firmament of his power--which illustrates His power.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 150
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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