George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:5
He spoke, and they were made, is not in Hebrew or Chaldean, being taken from Psalm xxxii. 9., (Calmet) or lost in the original. (Berthier) read more
Psalm 148
George Haydock
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:6
Away. The heavenly bodies observe the most constant order. (Haydock) --- They are not liable to change, like sublunary things, (Calmet) though God may suspend the laws which he has established. (Berthier) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:7
Earth. All ye inhabitants. (Haydock) --- He then addresses whales, and all in the seas. read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:8
Word. For the punishment of the wicked, (Calmet) and to strike the saints with awe. (Haydock) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:9
PSALM CXLVIII. (LAUDATE DOMINUM DE C'8cLIS.) All creatures are invited to praise their Creator. Mountains. Thales, Origen, &c., have attributed souls to waters, &c. But this cannot be proved from this poetical personification. (Calmet) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:11
Kings, &c. God is to be praised for the diversity of states, whereby the whole community is preserved. read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:13
Alone. God, and not any idol, has disposed all things. (Worthington) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:14
Earth. All contribute towards the divine praise. Yet they cannot afford as much as God deserves. --- Horn. Glory, (Calmet) or the Messias; though this cannot easily be proved to be the literal sense. (Berthier) --- People. Establishing his Church. (Worthington) --- Saints. Israelites, (Berthier) particularly the sacred ministers, Deuteronomy iv. 7. (Calmet) --- To him. By free-will, assisted by God's grace. (Worthington) (Hebrews xi. 6., and James iv. 8.) (Berthier) read more
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 148
* 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) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:4
Of heavens. The highest and most excellent, (Calmet) though not the abode of the angels, which had been specified before. --- Heavens, in the clouds. It is not necessary to allow these waters to be above the stars. (Berthier) read more