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Psalms 148:1
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky above! Praise him high in the heavens.
Psalms 148:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!
Context of Psalms 148:1
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky above! Praise him high in the heavens. 2Praise him, all his angels. Praise him all his armies in heaven. 3Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all bright stars.
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:1 word by word
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֑יִם הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:1
- Psalms 89:5Lord, everything in heaven praises you for the great things that you have done. Yes, your angels meet together to praise you, because you are always faithful.
- Psalms 146:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’
- Isaiah 49:13Shout with joy, everything in the sky! Be happy, everything on the earth! Sing loudly, you mountains! Be happy, because the Lord comforts his people. He will be kind to his people who have trouble and pain.
- Luke 2:13At that moment, a great crowd of angels appeared. They were praising God. They said:
- Revelation 19:1After these things, I heard a sound like the voices of a great crowd of people in heaven. They were shouting, ‘Praise the Lord our God! He has saved us! He is very powerful! We say that he is great!
Commentaries on Psalms 148:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Praise ye the Lord - See the notes at Psalm 146:1. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens - On the part of the heavens. Let those who dwell in heaven begin the song. Praise him in the heights - All that are in the heights; to wit, in the highest parts of the universe, or the heavens.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The creatures placed in the upper world called on to praise the Lord. (1-6) Also the creatures of this lower world, especially his own people. (7-14) Verses 1-6 We, in this dark and sinful world, know little of the heavenly world of light. But we know that there is above us a world of blessed angels. They are always praising God, therefore the psalmist shows his desire that God may be praised in the best manner; also we show that we have communion with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds welcomed him like a king and shouted blessings, including a phrase from this verse (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:10; Luke 19:38).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. heavens [and] heights--are synonymous.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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