Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 148:8
8lightning and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind that executes his command,
Psalms 148:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
- New International Version (NIV)lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding,
- English Standard Version (ESV)fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
Context of Psalms 148:8
6He set them in position forever and ever; he gave an order that will never pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind that executes his command, 9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, 10wild animals and all cattle, creatures that crawl and flying birds,
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אֵ֣שׁ וּ֭בָרָד שֶׁ֣לֶג וְקִיט֑וֹר ר֥וּחַ סְ֝עָרָ֗ה עֹשָׂ֥ה דְבָרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:8
- Psalms 147:15He sends his command throughout the earth; his word runs swiftly.
- Genesis 19:24Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulfur from the Lord.
- Exodus 9:23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail. Lightning struck the land, and the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 10:2Then fire came from the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
- Numbers 16:35Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.
- Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword.
- Job 37:2Just listen to his thunderous voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
- Job 38:22Have you entered the place where the snow is stored? Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,
- Isaiah 66:16For the Lord will execute judgment on all humanity with his fiery sword, and many will be slain by the Lord.
- Joel 2:30I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke.
- Amos 7:4The Lord God showed me this: The Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
- Revelation 16:8The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire,
- Psalms 107:25He spoke and raised a stormy wind that stirred up the waves of the sea.
- Exodus 10:13So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord sent an east wind over the land all that day and through the night. By morning the east wind had brought in the locusts.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,
- Amos 4:13He is here: the one who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, the one who makes the dawn out of darkness and strides on the heights of the earth. The Lord, the God of Armies, is his name.
Commentaries on Psalms 148:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Fire, and hail - Fire, when accompanied by hail; that is, the lightning. See Psalm 18:12. Snow, and vapors - Snow and clouds. It was not unnatural that these should be combined, or suggested together to the mind. Stormy wind - The storm; the tempest. Fulfilling his word - Obeying his command; accomplishing his purpose. Let the storm-wind, which seems to be so little under any control, speak his praise by showing how obedient it is to his will, and how…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. 8In the ancient Near East, people believed that different gods controlled different parts of nature. But the Lord rules over all of nature. Every part of creation serves him and brings him praise by obeying him (Psalms 77:17–18; 104:4; 135:7; 147:8, 15–18; Numbers 11:31).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. 8and hail Heb. וברד, gresle or grezle in Old French, hail.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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