Psalms 148:2

Psalms 148:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!

Context of Psalms 148:2

1Praise Yah. Praise ye Yhwh from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his host. 3Praise 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.

Psalms 148:2 word by word

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ כָל־מַלְאָכָ֑יו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־צְבָאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• ye him, all his angelsמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• ye him, all his hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635

Cross-references for Psalms 148:2

• Psalms 103:20Bless Yhwh, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
• Job 38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
• Isaiah 6:2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
• Ezekiel 3:12Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Yhwh from his place.
• Revelation 5:11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
• Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Commentaries on Psalms 148:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Praise ye him, all his angels - Dwelling in the heavens. Compare the notes at Psalm 103:20. Praise ye him, all his hosts - See the notes at Psalm 103:21 and the notes at Isaiah 1:9. All his armies - referring to the angels considered as marshalled into hosts, of which God is the Head and Leader.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. 22. hosts--(compare Psa 103:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 148:2

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Praise

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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