Revised Version 1895
Psalms 148:7
7Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Psalms 148:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;
Context of Psalms 148:7
5Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass away. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8Fire and hail, snow and vapour; stormy wind, fulfilling his word: 9Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars:
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הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים וְכָל־תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 148:7
- Psalms 148:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
- Psalms 74:13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
- Psalms 104:25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
- Genesis 1:21And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kinds, and every winged fowl after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
- Job 41:1Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
- Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
- Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field shall honour me, the jackals and the ostriches: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen:
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Art thou not it that cut Rahab in pieces, that pierced the dragon?
Commentaries on Psalms 148:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Praise the Lord from the earth - From among those who dwell on the earth. In respect to terrestrial objects, let these also unite in the praise of God. Ye dragons - On the meaning of this word, see Psalm 91:13, note; Isaiah 13:22, note. The word may mean a great fish, a whale, a sea monster, or a serpent. It would seem to refer here to whales and sea monsters. See the notes at Revelation 12:3. And all deeps - All that are in the depths of the sea. Not…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. 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. 7-107-10. The call on the earth, as opposed to heaven, includes seas or depths, whose inhabitants the dragon, as one of the largest (on leviathan, see on Psa 104:26), is selected to represent. The most destructive and ungovernable agents of inanimate nature are introduced.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7sea monsters Heb. תנינים, huge fish.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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