The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 148:1-14
Psalms 148:1-14Praise 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.1. Rational and responsible existences.(1) Angelic existences.(2) Human existences.2. This moral universe is greater than the non-moral.(1) It reflects more of God. It mirrors His spirituality, His freedom, His conscience, etc. There is more of God seen in one holy soul than in the whole... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 148:1-14
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 phrase of Solomon, in his prayer at the dedication of the temple, and is equivalent to the whole expanse of heaven. The ancients had not our astronomical terms, and names of natural history; yet there is much grandeur in their ideas, and majesty in their language. They speak of the garments of... read more