Psalms 148:1
Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
Catholic Public Domain 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 him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
Cross References
Psalms 103:22The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
Isaiah 49:13Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.
Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, 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 →