English Standard Version
Psalms 148:6
6And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Psalms 148:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
- New International Version (NIV)and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that will never pass away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.
Context of Psalms 148:6
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. And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, 8fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:6 word by word
וַיַּעֲמִידֵ֣ם לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם חָק־נָ֝תַ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:6
- Psalms 89:37Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies." Selah
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
- Job 38:10and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors,
- Proverbs 8:27When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
- Isaiah 54:9"This is like the days of Noah to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you.
- Jeremiah 31:35Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name:
- Jeremiah 33:25Thus says the Lord: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
Commentaries on Psalms 148:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He hath also stablished them forever and ever - He has made them firm, stable, enduring. That they may be eternal is possible; that they will not be, no one can prove. Matter, when created, has no necessary tendency to decay or annihilation; and the universe - the stars, and suns, and systems - which have endured so many million of ages may continue to exist any number of million of ages to come. Of course, however, all this is dependent on the will of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The created order is stable because of the Lord's word (see Psalm 33:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The perpetuity of the frame of nature is, of course, subject to Him who formed it. a decree ... pass--His ordinances respecting them shall not change (Jr 36:31), or perish (Job 34:20; Psa 37:36).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6He issued a decree to them, that this one should serve by day and that one should serve by night. which will not change That decree.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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