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Psalms 148:5
5Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
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 King James Version (NKJV)Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
Context of Psalms 148:5
3Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars! 4Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds! Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being. 6He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked. 7Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of the ocean 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 33:6The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.
- Psalms 95:5The sea belongs to him, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land, too.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Jeremiah 10:11Say this to those who worship other gods: “Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
- Amos 9:6The Lord’s home reaches up to the heavens, while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The Lord is his name!
- Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
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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