Psalms 148:3

Psalms 148:3 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. 2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

Psalms 148:3 word by word

הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֑חַ הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־כּ֥וֹכְבֵי אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• Praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• ye him, sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• and moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
• him, all ye starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• of lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Psalms 148:3

• Psalms 8:1O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
• Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
• Psalms 89:36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
• Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
• Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
• Genesis 8:22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
• Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
• Jeremiah 33:20Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

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

Topics related to Psalms 148:3

• God
• Praise

In the dictionaries

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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