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Verse Psalms 148:7. _PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE EARTH_] As in the first
address, he calls upon the heavens and all that _belong to them_; so
here, in this second part, he calls upon the earth, and all _...
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PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE EARTH - From among those who dwell on the
earth. In respect to terrestrial objects, let these also unite in the
praise of God.
YE DRAGONS - On the meaning of this word, see Ps...
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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...
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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...
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THE EARTH. Note the change and see Structure above.
DRAGONS. sea monsters....
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_dragons, and all deeps_ The sea-monsters of Genesis 1:21, and the
depths of ocean which they were supposed to inhabit [90].
[90] Robertson Smith (_Rel. of the Semites_, p. 161) suggests that the
_ta...
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Let earth and all that is therein praise Jehovah for the revelation of
His majesty....
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PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE EARTH— _Praise the Lord, ye_ [or _ye
creatures_] _of the earth; ye sea-animals,_ or _crocodiles,_ or
_whales,_ &c. And so the first verse should be rendered, _praise the
Lord,...
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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
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE EARTH, YE DRAGONS - sea monsters, taniyniym
(H8577) (Psalms 74:13). They are specially named because by their
mon...
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This is the 'Gloria in Excelsis' of the Psalter, wherein all created
things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah....
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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!" ...
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EARTH· — The invocation now passes downwards, and the first sound
of terrestrial praise is to come, according to the order of Creation
in Genesis 1, from the sea-monsters (for which see Note, Psalms 7...
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הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת ־יְ֭הוָה מִן ־הָ אָ֑רֶץ
תַּ֝נִּ
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye (e) dragons, and all deeps:
(e) Meaning the great and monstrous fishes, as whales and such like....
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_Earth. All ye inhabitants. (Haydock) --- He then addresses whales,
and all in the seas._...
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From heaven, the sacred writer descends to the earth, and calls upon
everything, and every object he meets with, or can recall to his mind,
to join the hymn, in honour of the One glorious Lord and Mak...
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7._Praise Jehovah_, _etc_. He now comes to the lower parts of the
world; although deviating at the same time from the exact order, he
mixes up such things as are produced in the air — lightning’s,
sno...
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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,...
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PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE EARTH,.... Let his praise resound from all
creatures on earth, and reach him in the highest heavens; this phrase
comprehends all terrestrial beings afterwards particularly men...
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Ver. 7. _Praise the Lord from the earth_] The psalmist proceedeth to
factor for God among the inferior creatures; beginning with the lowest...
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_Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps_ “From
heaven above the psalmist descends to the deep beneath, which, while
it proclaims the power, observes the laws and decrees of him who...
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HALLELUJAH BY ALL CREATURES TO THE GOD OF SALVATION.
A song of praise, even more extensive in its scope than the preceding,
all heavenly creatures being called upon to join with the beings on
earth t...
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Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, the mighty monsters of the
sea, AND ALL DEEPS, the great oceans;...
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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...
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Either,
1. Dragons and serpents, which abide in the deep caverns and holes of
the earth; or,
2. Whales or other sea-monsters, which dwell in the depths of the sea,
which are oft called by this name,...
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Psalms 148:7
_(with Revelation 15:3)_
The highest forms under which we can now think are art-forms: the
proportions of statuary and architecture, the colour of painting and
music. The former are limi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 148:7 Next the psalm invites the creatures
under the heavens to PRAISE THE LORD: the GREAT SEA CREATURES AND ALL
ocean...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Genesis 1:21; Isaiah 27:1; Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 51:10; Isaiah 51:9;...
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Dragons — Either serpents, which hide in the deep caverns of the
earth; or whales, and other sea — monsters, which dwell in the
depths of the sea....