Text -- Psalms 148:1-13 (NET)

Psalm 148

148:1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens! 148:2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! 148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars! 148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky! 148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence. 148:6 He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths, 148:8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders, 148:9 you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars, 148:10 you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds, 148:11 you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth, 148:12 you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children! 148:13 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 148:1

¹ sn Psalm 148. The psalmist calls upon all creation to praise the Lord, for he is the creator and sovereign king of the world.

NET Notes: Psa 148:2

¹ tn Or “heavenly messengers.”

² tn Heb “all his host.”

NET Notes: Psa 148:3

¹ tn Heb “stars of light.”

NET Notes: Psa 148:4

¹ sn 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.

NET Notes: Psa 148:6

¹ tn Or “forever and ever.”

² tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”

NET Notes: Psa 148:8

¹ tn 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.

² tn Heb “[that] does his word.”

NET Notes: Psa 148:11

¹ tn Or “judges.”