Psalms 150:1
Praise ye Yah, Praise ye GOD in his sanctuary, Praise him, in his strong expanse:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 exceeding greatness:
Cross References
Psalms 19:1The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring;
Psalms 29:9The voice of Yahweh, causeth the gazelles to bring forth, and hath stript forests; and, in his own temple, every one there, is saying, Glory!
Psalms 102:19That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze;—
Psalms 116:19In the courts of the house of Yahweh, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Yah!
Psalms 134:2Lift up your hand in holiness, and bless Yahweh.
Ezekiel 1:22And there was a likeness over the heads of the living one—an expanse, like terrible crystal to look upon, -stretched forth 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 →