let them praise the name of the Lord, proclaiming Him as He has revealed Himself in the works of creation; for His name alone is excellent, so exalted that no other name may approach His in excellence, incomparable in majesty; His glory is above the earth and heaven, His glorious testimony of Himself extends beyond the boundaries of the visible world into infinite space, which He fills.
Verse Psalms 148:13. _LET THEM_] All already specified, _praise the name of_ _Jehovah_, because he excels all beings: and _his glory_, as seen in creating, preserving, and governing all things, is על...
LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD - Let them praise Yahweh - the name being often put for the person. FOR HIS NAME ALONE IS EXCELLENT - Margin, as in Hebrew, exalted. He only is exalted as God. Se...
PSALM 144-150 THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven times. Each one of these Ps...
CXLVIII. AN INVITATION TO BLESS YAHWEH. It is addressed, Psalms 148:1 to the heavens and all that therein is, Psalms 148:7 to the earth: Psalms 148:13 f. gives the reason for which above all Yahweh is...
NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1. EARTH AND HEAVEN: i.e. combining the two subjects of Psalms 148:1 and Psalms 148:7. This order of these two words occurs only here and...
Let earth and all that is therein praise Jehovah for the revelation of His majesty....
is _excellent_ Is exalted, as in Isaiah 12:4. On _excellent, excellency_, in A.V. and P.B.V., see note in Driver's _Daniel_, p. 32. _his glory_ His majesty. Cp. Psalms 8:1; Psalms 104:1;...
PSALMS 148 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Praise Invoked from All Creation. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 148:1-6, All Things in Heaven called upon to Praise Jehovahfor Reasons Given. Stanza II., Psalms 148:7-14
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD - "them," all those enumerated above, both in h...
This is the 'Gloria in Excelsis' of the Psalter, wherein all created things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah....
EXCELLENT] RV 'exalted.'...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ EVERYTHING - *PRAISE THE *LORD! PSALMS 148 THE 3RD *HALLELUJAH PSALM Jesus *commanded the wind and the sea, "Be quiet, and stay quiet!" ...
EXCELLENT. — Rather, _exalted._ As in Isaiah 12:4. So LXX. and Vulg. ABOVE THE EARTH AND HEAVEN. — There is a fine artistic touch in the order of the words in this. All _heaven_ and _earth_ have been...
יְהַלְל֤וּ ׀ אֶת ־שֵׁ֬ם יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי ־נִשְׂגָּ֣ב...
Psalms 148:1 THE mercy granted to Israel (Psalms 148:14) is, in the psalmist's estimation, worthy to call forth strains of praise from all creatures. It is the same conception as is found in several o...
CREATION'S SONG OF PRAISE Psalms 148:1-14 The “Benedicite” in the Book of Common Prayer is based on this psalm. The sacred minstrel is not content that he or his people should have a monopoly of prai...
This is the psalm of the whole creation. It has two movements indicated by the words “From the havens” (v. Psa 148:1), and “From the Earth” (v. Psa 148:7). In the first the scale is a descending one....
_Alone. God, and not any idol, has disposed all things. (Worthington)_...
In these verses, the sacred penman riseth to the higher order of beings upon the earth, the intelligent and rational parts of God's creation; and, in the several degrees of kings and peasants, young a...
Psalms 148 calls first on heaven, and all in it, to take their part in the great Hallelujah, and praise Jehovah who had created and sustains them in their place; and then on the earth, with all in it,...
LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD, His nature and perfections, and celebrate the glory of them; and his wonderful works, and the blessings of his goodness, both of providence and grace; even all th...
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven. Ver. 13. _Let them praise the name of the Lord_] Join in this harmony of hallelujah....
_Let them praise_, &c. Let them acknowledge and celebrate the wisdom, goodness, and power of the Lord; _for his name alone is excellent_ For how great soever any other beings may be, there is none equ...
EXCELLENT: _ Heb._ exalted...
7-14 Even in this world, dark and bad as it is, God is praised. The powers of nature, be they ever so strong, so stormy, do what God appoints them, and no more. Those that rebel against God's word, s...
Not so much in place as in excellency, above all the glories which are in earth and in heaven....
Psalms 148:13 praise H1984 (H8762) name H8034 LORD H3068 name H8034 exalted H7682 (H8737) glory H1935 earth...
We will first read a short Psalm inciting all to praise the Lord, and then we will read part of the first chapter of Luke's Gospel, specially noticing Mary's song of praise. It is a blessed thing to i...
CONTENTS: A call to all living things to praise God. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: No place is too high for the praises of the Most High. All creatures on earth should also speak the Lord's praise, f...
This is another hallelujah psalm of Haggai and of Zechariah the prophets, in which all nature is made the choir, and Jehovah the object of the song. Psalms 148:4. _Ye heavens of heavens._ This is the...
_Let them praise the name of the Lord._ UNIVERSAL PRAISE DUE TO GOD I. The goodness of God to the irrational creatures. Although Nature is out of joint, yet even in its disruption I am surprised to f...
_Praise ye the Lord from the heavens._ THE GREAT, THE GREATER, AND THE GREATEST: - I. The great. Sun, moon, stars, etc. 1. How boundless in variety. 2. How immeasurable in extent. II. The greater...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 148:1. All of God’s creatures should join in praising him. The concluding verse, regarding God’s special people Israel, may refer to some particular event such as the return...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 148:13 A recurring theme in Psalms 1:1 is that all mankind should praise the Lord, the one true God. God has given Israel a great privilege in calling them to be...
INTRODUCTION “In this splendid anthem the Psalmist calls upon the whole creation, in its two great divisions (according to the Hebrew conception) of heaven and earth, to praise Jehovah. Things with an...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been well called "the joy-song of creation." Israel, having received a signal manifestation of the Divine power (Psalms 148:14), calls on all things in heaven and earth to pr...
Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him from the heights. Praise him, all ye his angels: praise him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun, moon: stars of light. The heavens of heavens, the waters...
1 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Peter 3:22; Ephesians 4:10; Isaiah 12:4;...
Above — Above all the glories which are in earth and in heaven....