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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 148 - Introduction

* The creatures placed in the upper world called on to praise the Lord. (1-6) Also the creatures of this lower world, especially his own people. (7-14)

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See also Psalms 148 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The author of this psalm is unknown. The occasion on which it was composed was probably the same as that on which the two previous psalms and the two following were written - each commencing and closi...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Israel, rejoicing in the restoration of its national existence, calls heaven and earth to join in a diapason of praise. Let every heavenly being and every heavenly body unite to praise Him Who created...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    CXLVIII. This glorious anthem, as it has been the model of countless hymns of praise, is best appreciated and understood by comparison with some of these. The “song of the three children,” found in th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 148 This psalm seems to have been written about the same time, and by the same person, as the preceding; even by the psalmist David, when he was in profound peace, and at rest f...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2987. B.C. 1017._ In this Psalm, the author of which is uncertain, all the creatures in the invisible and visible world are called upon by the psalmist to unite in the grand chorus of praise an...

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