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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
* 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)...