American Standard Version
Psalms 148:5
5Let them praise the name of Jehovah;For he commanded, and they were created.
Psalms 148:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
- New International Version (NIV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
Context of Psalms 148:5
3Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light. 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created. 6He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away. 7Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:5 word by word
יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י ה֭וּא צִוָּ֣ה וְנִבְרָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 148:5
- Psalms 33:6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 95:5The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
- Amos 9:6it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name.
- Revelation 4:11Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.
Commentaries on Psalms 148:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let them praise the name of the Lord - That is, Let them praise Yahweh himself - the name being often put for the person or thing referred to. For he commanded, and they were created - He showed his great power by merely speaking, and they came at once into being. Compare Psalm 33:6, note; Psalm 33:9, note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14This psalm calls for the whole created order to praise the Lord because he has honored his faithful people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. praise the name--as representing His perfections. he commanded--"He" is emphatic, ascribing creation to God alone.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 148
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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