God’s Word Translation
Psalms 148:5
5Let them praise the name of the Lord because they were created by his command.
Psalms 148:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
- New International Version (NIV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
Context of Psalms 148:5
3Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all shining stars. 4Praise him, you highest heaven and the water above the sky. Let them praise the name of the Lord because they were created by his command. 6He set them in their places forever and ever. He made it a law that no one can break. 7Praise the Lord from the earth. Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths,
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:5 word by word
יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י ה֭וּא צִוָּ֣ה וְנִבְרָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:5
- Psalms 33:6The heavens were made by the Lord’s word and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 95:5The sea is his. He made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created heaven and earth.
- Jeremiah 10:11Tell them this: These gods will disappear from the earth and from under heaven because they didn’t make heaven and earth.
- Amos 9:6The one who builds stairs up to heaven and sets their foundation on the earth, the one who calls for the water in the sea and pours it over the face of the earth— His name is the Lord.
- Revelation 4:11“Our Lord and God, you deserve to receive glory, honor, and power because you created everything. Everything came into existence and was created because of your will.”
Commentaries on Psalms 148:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let them praise the name of the Lord - That is, Let them praise Yahweh himself - the name being often put for the person or thing referred to. For he commanded, and they were created - He showed his great power by merely speaking, and they came at once into being. Compare Psalm 33:6, note; Psalm 33:9, note.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. 55. praise the name--as representing His perfections. he commanded--"He" is emphatic, ascribing creation to God alone.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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