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Psalms 148:13
13They should all praise the name of the Lord. Only the Lord's name is great above all other names. He is the king who rules over heaven and earth.
Psalms 148:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Context of Psalms 148:13
11Praise him, kings all over the world, and people of every nation. Praise him, princes and all rulers on earth. 12Praise him, young men and young women. Praise him, old men, as well as children. They should all praise the name of the Lord. Only the Lord's name is great above all other names. He is the king who rules over heaven and earth. 14He has made his own people strong, so that other nations respect them. All the people who serve him should praise him. They are the Israelite nation, who belong to him. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:13 word by word
יְהַלְל֤וּ׀ אֶת־שֵׁ֬ם יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־נִשְׂגָּ֣ב שְׁמ֣וֹ לְבַדּ֑וֹ ה֝וֹד֗וֹ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:13
- Psalms 8:1Lord, our ruler, your name is famous all over the world. The sky above shows how great you are.
- Psalms 99:3So they should all praise your great name. It is a name that brings fear! The Lord is holy!
- Isaiah 6:3The seraphs called out to one another. They said, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty! The whole earth is full of his great glory.’
- Zechariah 9:17The people will be beautiful and good. The young people will become strong when they eat good bread. The young women will become strong when they drink new wine.
- Philippians 3:8Yes, now that I know Christ Jesus as my Lord, that is the most valuable thing. Nothing else is important at all. I have thrown everything else away, so that I can serve Christ. All those other things are like dirt to me. I think about them like that, so that I can have Christ.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Lord, you are great, powerful and beautiful! You rule as king over everything in heaven and on earth. Yes, Lord, everything belongs in your kingdom!
- Isaiah 12:4At that time, you will say, ‘Praise the Lord! Thank him for his help! Tell all the nations about the great things that God has done. Tell them that he is very great!
- Isaiah 33:5The Lord is greater than all others. He lives high above the earth. He will cause Zion's people to do what is right and fair.
- Matthew 6:13Do not let us agree to do wrong things. Keep us safe from Satan.” ’
- Psalms 57:6My enemies have prepared a trap to catch me. That makes me very upset. They have dug a deep hole on the path where I walk. But they have fallen into it themselves! Selah.
- Psalms 72:19Praise his great name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen! May that all happen!
- Psalms 108:4Your faithful love is great. It is higher than the skies. Your truth reaches beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 113:4The Lord rules over all nations. His glory is great higher than the heavens!
- Ephesians 4:10So the man who came down is also the man who went up, high above all the heavens. He did that so that he would fill everything everywhere.
- 1 Peter 3:22After that, Jesus went into heaven. Now he is sitting at God's right side. He rules over angels and over everything that has authority and power.
Commentaries on Psalms 148:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Let them praise the name of the Lord - Let them praise Yahweh - the name being often put for the person. For his name alone is excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew, exalted. He only is exalted as God. See the notes at Psalm 8:1: “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!” His glory is above the earth and heaven - Compare the notes at Psalm 113:4: “The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.” See also the notes at…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. 13-14Praise of the Lord by all people is right because he is glorious and has blessed his people (see Psalm 147:13; Isaiah 46:13; Ephesians 3:10). His saint are God's trusting and devoted servants (Psalm 86:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Let them--all mentioned. excellent--or, exalted (Is 12:4). his glory--majesty (Psa 45:3). above the earth and heaven--Their united splendors fail to match His.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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