English Standard Version
Psalms 148:2
2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
Psalms 148:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!
Context of Psalms 148:2
1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! 3Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! 4Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:2 word by word
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ כָל־מַלְאָכָ֑יו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־צְבָאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:2
- Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
- Job 38:7when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Isaiah 6:2Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
- Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!"
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
- Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Commentaries on Psalms 148:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Praise ye him, all his angels - Dwelling in the heavens. Compare the notes at Psalm 103:20. Praise ye him, all his hosts - See the notes at Psalm 103:21 and the notes at Isaiah 1:9. All his armies - referring to the angels considered as marshalled into hosts, of which God is the Head and Leader.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. 22. hosts--(compare Psa 103:21).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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