Psalms 148:1
Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
In Context
2Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
Cross References
Psalms 69:34The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
Psalms 103:22Bless Jehovah, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah!
Isaiah 49:13Sing, O heavens, and joy, O earth, And break forth, O mountains, with singing, For comforted hath Jehovah His people, And His afflicted ones He doth pity.
Luke 2:13And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude 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 →