Psalms 148:1
Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
In Context
2The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 69:34For the Lord hath heard the poor: and hath not despised his prisoners.
Psalms 103:22Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Isaiah 49:13Give praise, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains, give praise with jubilation: because the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on his poor ones.
Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly 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 →