Psalms 148:1
Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 messengers, Praise him, all his host;
Cross References
Psalms 69:34Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.
Psalms 103:22Bless Yahweh, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion, Bless, O my soul, Yahweh.
Isaiah 49:13Shout in triumph—O heavens! And exult—O earth! And break forth, ye mountains, into shouts of triumph,—For Yahweh hath comforted his people, And on his humbled ones, taketh he compassion.
Luke 2:13And, suddenly, there came to be, with the messenger, the throng 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 →