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Psalms 148:6
6He set them in place forever and ever. He made a decree that will never pass away.
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, highest heavens, and waters above the heavens. 5Let them praise the Name of Adonai, for He commanded and they were created. He set them in place forever and ever. He made a decree that will never pass away. 7Praise Adonai from the earth, sea monsters and all depths, 8fire and hail, snow and vapor, storm wind doing His bidding,
Read all of Psalms 148Psalms 148:6 word by word
וַיַּעֲמִידֵ֣ם לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם חָק־נָ֝תַ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 148:6
- Psalms 89:37his descendants will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me,
- Psalms 93:1Adonai reigns—He is robed in majesty! Adonai has robed and armed Himself with strength. Yes, the world is firmly established—unshakable.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness endures from generation to generation. You established the earth, and it stands.
- Job 38:10when I prescribed my boundary for it, and set bars and gates,
- Proverbs 8:27When He set the heavens in place, I was there. When He inscribed the horizon on the face of the ocean,
- Isaiah 54:9“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me: for as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more cover the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor will I rebuke you.
- Jeremiah 31:35“Only if this fixed order departs from before Me” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “then also might Israel’s offspring cease from being a nation before Me—for all time.”
- Jeremiah 33:25Thus says Adonai: “If I have not made My covenant of day and night firm, and the fixed patterns ordering the heavens 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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