Psalms 148:7

Psalms 148:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
• New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;

Context of Psalms 148:7

5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created. 6He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away. Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths, 8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word, 9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

Psalms 148:7 word by word

הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים וְכָל־תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• Praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• great sea creaturesתַּנִּיןtannîyn tannîym · serpent: monsterH8577
• and ocean depthsתְּהוֹםtehôm tehôm · abyssH8415

Cross-references for Psalms 148:7

• Psalms 148:1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
• Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
• Psalms 104:25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
• Genesis 1:21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
• Job 41:1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
• Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
• Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

Commentaries on Psalms 148:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Praise the Lord from the earth - From among those who dwell on the earth. In respect to terrestrial objects, let these also unite in the praise of God. Ye dragons - On the meaning of this word, see Psalm 91:13, note; Isaiah 13:22, note. The word may mean a great fish, a whale, a sea monster, or a serpent. It would seem to refer here to whales and sea monsters. See the notes at Revelation 12:3. And all deeps - All that are in the depths of the sea. Not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Even in this world, dark and bad as it is, God is praised. The powers of nature, be they ever so strong, so stormy, do what God appoints them, and no more. Those that rebel against God's word, show themselves to be more violent than even the stormy winds, yet they fulfil it. View the surface of the earth, mountains and all hills; from the barren tops of some, and the fruitful tops of others, we may fetch matter for praise. And assuredly…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. 7-107-10. The call on the earth, as opposed to heaven, includes seas or depths, whose inhabitants the dragon, as one of the largest (on leviathan, see on Psa 104:26), is selected to represent. The most destructive and ungovernable agents of inanimate nature are introduced.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7sea monsters Heb. תנינים, huge fish.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 148:7

• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
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In the dictionaries

• Praise
• Daniel, Book of
• Dragon
• Haggai
• Hallel
• Jackal
• Psalms, Book of
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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