American Standard Version
Psalms 148:6
6He hath also established them for ever and ever:He hath made a decree which shall not pass away.
Psalms 148:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
- New International Version (NIV)and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that will never pass away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away.
Context of Psalms 148:6
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. 5Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created. He 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; 8Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:6 word by word
וַיַּעֲמִידֵ֣ם לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם חָק־נָ֝תַ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 148:6
- Psalms 89:37It shall be established for ever as the moon, Andasthe faithful witness in the sky. [Selah
- Psalms 93:1Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 119:90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
- Job 38:10And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,
- Proverbs 8:27When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
- Isaiah 54:9For this isasthe waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
- Jeremiah 31:35Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:
- Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith Jehovah: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Commentaries on Psalms 148:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He hath also stablished them forever and ever - He has made them firm, stable, enduring. That they may be eternal is possible; that they will not be, no one can prove. Matter, when created, has no necessary tendency to decay or annihilation; and the universe - the stars, and suns, and systems - which have endured so many million of ages may continue to exist any number of million of ages to come. Of course, however, all this is dependent on the will of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The created order is stable because of the Lord's word (see Psalm 33:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The perpetuity of the frame of nature is, of course, subject to Him who formed it. a decree ... pass--His ordinances respecting them shall not change (Jr 36:31), or perish (Job 34:20; Psa 37:36).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6He issued a decree to them, that this one should serve by day and that one should serve by night. which will not change That decree.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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