148:7-12 Parallel to the heavenly host the psalmist next called on all the earthly host to praise Yahweh. Again he personified inanimate objects and listed various representative groups. Some merisms express the totality of the group such as "old men and children"(v. 12), an expression that represents people of all ages. The pagans also worshipped creatures and natural formations, which this psalm shows are Yahweh's creations.
148:13-14 These earthly entities should praise Yahweh because He is greater than anything in heaven and on earth. Only His name is worthy of exaltation. In particular, God had raised up a king (strong one, horn) for His chosen people Israel. This person had become the praise of all His saints in Israel, the nation close to His heart.
The whole creation should praise God because He is the Creator and Sustainer of all. Furthermore He has blessed Israel by giving His chosen people worthy leadership. The horn God raised up who is worthy of all praise is Jesus Christ, the descendent of David.
