Psalms 148:5

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 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 it is that commanded, and they were created: 6And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass. 7Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

Psalms 148:5 word by word

יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י ה֭וּא צִוָּ֣ה וְנִבְרָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

• praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254

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 upper 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 4:11Thou art worthy, O our Lord and [our] God, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been 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

Topics related to Psalms 148:5

• God
• Heaven
• Praise
• Sea
• Water

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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