English Standard Version
Psalms 148:3
3Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!
Psalms 148:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Context of Psalms 148:3
1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! 4Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 5Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created.
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:3 word by word
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֑חַ הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־כּ֥וֹכְבֵי אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:3
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
- Psalms 89:36His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me.
- Psalms 136:7to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- Genesis 1:14And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,
- Genesis 8:22While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."
- Deuteronomy 4:19And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
- Jeremiah 33:20"Thus says the Lord: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time,
Commentaries on Psalms 148:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Praise ye him, sun and moon - The most conspicuous and glorious objects in the heavens, as apparent to the eyes of people. Praise him, all ye stars of light - A poetical expression to denote bright or shining stars. The phrase embraces all the stars as they strike the eyes of people. Each one has something special to it for which to praise God: and the entire groups - the immense multitudes, as such - should join in one chorus of praise.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. 1-141. heavens [and] heights--are synonymous.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 3stars of the night Heb. כוכבי אור, stars of the night.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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