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Psalms 148:13
13Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
Psalms 148:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Context of Psalms 148:13
11kings of the earth and all people, rulers and judges of the earth, 12young men and young women, old men and children. Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven! 14He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful ones— the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:13 word by word
יְהַלְל֤וּ׀ אֶת־שֵׁ֬ם יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־נִשְׂגָּ֣ב שְׁמ֣וֹ לְבַדּ֑וֹ ה֝וֹד֗וֹ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:13
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name. Your name is holy!
- Isaiah 6:3They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
- Zechariah 9:17How wonderful and beautiful they will be! The young men will thrive on abundant grain, and the young women will flourish on new wine.
- Philippians 3:8Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.
- Isaiah 12:4In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!
- Isaiah 33:5Though the Lord is very great and lives in heaven, he will make Jerusalem his home of justice and righteousness.
- Matthew 6:13And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
- Psalms 57:6My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude
- Psalms 72:19Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
- Psalms 108:4For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- Psalms 113:4For the Lord is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens.
- Ephesians 4:10And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
- 1 Peter 3:22Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.
Commentaries on Psalms 148:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Let them praise the name of the Lord - Let them praise Yahweh - the name being often put for the person. For his name alone is excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew, exalted. He only is exalted as God. See the notes at Psalm 8:1: “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!” His glory is above the earth and heaven - Compare the notes at Psalm 113:4: “The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.” See also the notes at…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. 13-14Praise of the Lord by all people is right because he is glorious and has blessed his people (see Psalm 147:13; Isaiah 46:13; Ephesians 3:10). His saint are God's trusting and devoted servants (Psalm 86:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Let them--all mentioned. excellent--or, exalted (Is 12:4). his glory--majesty (Psa 45:3). above the earth and heaven--Their united splendors fail to match His.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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