Psalms 150:1
Praise ye the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his glorious firmament!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
In Context
2Praise him for his mighty deeds! Praise him according to his excellent greatness!
Cross References
Psalms 19:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The heavens declare the glory of God; The firmament showeth forth the work of his hands.
Psalms 29:9The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds bring forth, And layeth bare the forests; While, in his palace, every one declareth his glory.
Psalms 102:19For he looketh down from his holy height, From heaven doth he cast his eye upon the earth,
Psalms 116:19In the courts of the house of the LORD, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem! Praise ye the LORD!
Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And praise the LORD!
Ezekiel 1:22And over the heads of the living creatures was the appearance of a firmament, like crystal, terrible, spread out over their heads above.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 150:1
The first and last of the psalms have both the same number of verses, are both short, and very memorable. But the scope of them is very different: the first psalm is an elaborate instruction in our duty, to prepare us for the comforts of our devotion; this is all rapture and transport, and perhaps was penned on purpose to be the conclusion of these sacred songs, to show what is the design of them all, and that is to assist us in praising God. The psalmist had been himself full of the praises of God, and here he… Read the whole commentary →