God’s Word Translation
Psalms 148:9
9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedar trees,
Psalms 148:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
- New International Version (NIV)you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
Context of Psalms 148:9
7Praise the Lord from the earth. Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths, 8lightning and hail, snow and fog, strong winds that obey his commands, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedar trees, 10wild animals and all domestic animals, crawling animals and birds, 11kings of the earth and all its people, officials and all judges on the earth,
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:9 word by word
הֶהָרִ֥ים וְכָל־גְּבָע֑וֹת עֵ֥ץ פְּ֝רִ֗י וְכָל־אֲרָזִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 148:9
- Psalms 65:12The pastures in the desert overflow ⌞with richness⌟. The hills are surrounded with joy.
- Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder.
- Psalms 97:4His flashes of lightning light up the world. The earth sees them and trembles.
- Psalms 98:7Let the sea, everything in it, the world, and those who live in it roar like thunder.
- Psalms 114:3The Red Sea looked at this and ran away. The Jordan River turned back.
- Isaiah 42:11Let those who live in the desert and its cities raise their voices. Let those who live in the settlements of Kedar praise him. Let those who live in Sela sing for joy. Let them shout from the tops of the mountains.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing with joy, you heavens, because the Lord has done this. Rejoice, you deep places of the earth. Break into shouts of joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree in them. The Lord has reclaimed Jacob. He will display his glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 49:13Sing with joy, you heavens! Rejoice, you earth! Break into shouts of joy, you mountains! The Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his humble people.
- Isaiah 55:12You will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and the hills will break into songs of joy in your presence, and all the trees will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 64:1If only you would split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence.
- Ezekiel 36:1⌞The Lord said,⌟ “Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel. Tell them, ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the Lord’s word.
Commentaries on Psalms 148:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Mountains, and all hills - As being among the loftiest objects of earth, raising their heads highest toward the heavens. Fruitful trees, and all cedars - Fruitful trees, not as distinguished from those which are barren, but as distinguished from forest-trees, those whose nature is that they do not bear fruit. Of the latter, the cedar was the most prominent, and, therefore, is made the representative of the whole.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. 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. 7-107-10. The call on the earth, as opposed to heaven, includes seas or depths, whose inhabitants the dragon, as one of the largest (on leviathan, see on Psa 104:26), is selected to represent. The most destructive and ungovernable agents of inanimate nature are introduced.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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