Psalms 148:1
Praise ye LORD. Praise ye LORD from the heavens. Praise him in the heights.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
In Context
2Praise ye him, all his [heavenly] agents. Praise ye him, all his host.
Cross References
Psalms 69:34Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moves therein.
Psalms 103:22Bless LORD, all ye his works in all places of his dominion. Bless LORD, O my soul.
Isaiah 49:13Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains. For LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.
Luke 2:13And suddenly there came to be with the agent a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 148:1
This psalm is a most solemn and earnest call to all the creatures, according to their capacity, to praise their Creator, and to show forth his eternal power and Godhead, the invisible things of which are manifested in the things that are seen. Thereby the psalmist designs to express his great affection to the duty of praise; he is highly satisfied that God is praised, is very desirous that he may be more praised, and therefore does all he can to engage all about him in this pleasant work, yea, and all who shall… Read the whole commentary →