Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 148:6
6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Psalms 148:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
- New International Version (NIV)and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that will never pass away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away.
Context of Psalms 148:6
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5Let them praise the name of Yhwh: for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 7Praise Yhwh from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
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וַיַּעֲמִידֵ֣ם לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם חָק־נָ֝תַ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 148:6
- Psalms 89:37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
- Psalms 93:1Yhwh reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; Yhwh is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 119:90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
- Job 38:10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
- Proverbs 8:27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- Isaiah 54:9For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
- Jeremiah 31:35Thus saith Yhwh, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; Yhwh of Armies is his name:
- Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith Yhwh; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Commentaries on Psalms 148:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He hath also stablished them forever and ever - He has made them firm, stable, enduring. That they may be eternal is possible; that they will not be, no one can prove. Matter, when created, has no necessary tendency to decay or annihilation; and the universe - the stars, and suns, and systems - which have endured so many million of ages may continue to exist any number of million of ages to come. Of course, however, all this is dependent on the will of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The created order is stable because of the Lord's word (see Psalm 33:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The perpetuity of the frame of nature is, of course, subject to Him who formed it. a decree ... pass--His ordinances respecting them shall not change (Jr 36:31), or perish (Job 34:20; Psa 37:36).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6He issued a decree to them, that this one should serve by day and that one should serve by night. which will not change That decree.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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