Psalms 148:3

Psalms 148:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
• New International Version (NIV)Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!

Context of Psalms 148:3

1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places. 2Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts. Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. 4Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. 5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

Psalms 148:3 word by word

הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֑חַ הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־כּ֥וֹכְבֵי אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• Praise Himהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• O sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• and moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• you shiningאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556

Cross-references for Psalms 148:3

• Psalms 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
• Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
• Psalms 89:36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
• Psalms 136:7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
• Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
• Genesis 8:22As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”
• Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
• Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,

Commentaries on Psalms 148:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Praise ye him, sun and moon - The most conspicuous and glorious objects in the heavens, as apparent to the eyes of people. Praise him, all ye stars of light - A poetical expression to denote bright or shining stars. The phrase embraces all the stars as they strike the eyes of people. Each one has something special to it for which to praise God: and the entire groups - the immense multitudes, as such - should join in one chorus of praise.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. 1-141. heavens [and] heights--are synonymous.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 3stars of the night Heb. כוכבי אור, stars of the night.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 148:3

• God
• Praise

In the dictionaries

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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