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Psalms 148:7
7Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
Psalms 148:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,
Context of Psalms 148:7
5Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created, 6and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that will never pass away. Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, 8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, 9you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:7 word by word
הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים וְכָל־תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:7
- Psalms 148:1Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above.
- Psalms 74:13It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
- Psalms 104:25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.
- Genesis 1:21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
- Job 41:1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?
- Isaiah 27:1In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.
- Isaiah 43:20The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength! Awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?
Commentaries on Psalms 148:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Praise the Lord from the earth - From among those who dwell on the earth. In respect to terrestrial objects, let these also unite in the praise of God. Ye dragons - On the meaning of this word, see Psalm 91:13, note; Isaiah 13:22, note. The word may mean a great fish, a whale, a sea monster, or a serpent. It would seem to refer here to whales and sea monsters. See the notes at Revelation 12:3. And all deeps - All that are in the depths of the sea. Not…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
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7sea monsters Heb. תנינים, huge fish.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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