New King James Version
Psalms 148:5
5Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
Context of Psalms 148:5
3Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. 6He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the 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 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 95:5The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus you shall say to them: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
- Amos 9:6He who builds His layers in the sky, And has founded His strata in the earth; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the face of the earth— The Lord is His name.
- Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
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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