Psalm 148
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Psalm 14825
148:1Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the sky!
Praise him in the heavens!
148:2Praise him, all his angels!1
Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!2
148:3Praise him, O sun and moon!
Praise him, all you shiny stars!3
148:4Praise him, O highest heaven,
and you waters above the sky!4
148:5Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he gave the command and they came into existence.
148:6He established them so they would endure;5
he issued a decree that will not be revoked.6
148:7Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,
148:8O fire and hail, snow and clouds,7
O stormy wind that carries out his orders,8
148:9you mountains and all you hills,
you fruit trees and all you cedars,
148:10you animals and all you cattle,
you creeping things and birds,
148:11you kings of the earth and all you nations,
you princes and all you leaders9 on the earth,
148:12you young men and young women,
you elderly, along with you children!
148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty extends over the earth and sky.
148:14He has made his people victorious,10
and given all his loyal followers reason to praise—
the Israelites, the people who are close to him.11
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- 25 Psalm 148. The psalmist calls upon all creation to praise the Lord, for he is the creator and sovereign king of the world.
- 1 Or “heavenly messengers.”
- 2 Heb “all his host.”
- 3 Heb “stars of light.”
- 4 The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.
- 5 Or “forever and ever.”
- 6 Heb “and it will not pass away.”
- 7 In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view.
- 8 Heb “[that] does his word.”
- 9 Or “judges.”
- 10 Heb “and he lifted up a horn for his people.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). Another option is to take the “horn” as a symbol for the Davidic king, through whom the Lord gives his people military victory.
- 11 “[there is] praise for all his loyal followers, to the sons of Israel, the people near him.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the victory that prompts it.
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