Psalm 148:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 148:1-4

The psalmist summoned everything above the earth to praise God. This included the angels as well as the stars, planets, sun, moon, and clouds, to which the writer attributed the ability to praise by personification. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 148:1-6

1. Praise for establishing the heavens 148:1-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 148:1-14

Psalms 148Another anonymous psalm stresses the importance of praising God. This one calls on the heavens to praise Him for establishing them, and the earth to bless Him for exalting Israel. Each major section of the psalm begins with a call to worship ("Praise the LORD"), and the whole poem ends with the same call, forming an inclusio. "Praise" appears 13 times in the 14 verses of this psalm. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 148:1-14

This is the ’Gloria in Excelsis’ of the Psalter, wherein all created things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah.1. From the heavens] i.e. angels and the heavenly bodies. 4. Waters that be above the heavens] So God divided the waters: see Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7. 6. Which shall not pass] RM’which none shall transgress.’8. Vapours] smoke or steam: cp. Psalms 119:83. 13. Excellent] RV ’exalted.’14. RM ’a horn for his people, a praise for all his saints,’ i.e. the giving... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 148:1-14

Psalms 148:0 St. Bernard of Clairvaux thus describes the death of his brother Gerard: 'Who could ever have loved me as he did? He was a brother by blood, but far more in the faith. God grant, Gerard, that I may not have lost thee, but that thou hast only gone before me; for, of a surety, thou hast joined those whom, in thy last night below, thou didst invite to praise God, when suddenly, to the surprise of all, thou, with a serene countenance and cheerful voice, didst commence chanting that... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:1-14

Psalms 148:1-14THE mercy granted to Israel (Psalms 148:14) is, in the psalmist’s estimation, worthy to call forth strains of praise from all creatures. It is the same conception as is found in several of the psalms of the King (Psalms 93:1-5; Psalms 94:1-23; Psalms 95:1-11; Psalms 96:1-13; Psalms 97:1-12; Psalms 98:1-9; Psalms 99:1-9; Psalms 100:1-5), but is here expressed with unparalleled magnificence and fervour. The same idea attains the climax of its representation in the mighty anthem... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 148:1-14

Psalm 144-150 The Hallelujah Chorus The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven times. Each one of these Psalms begins and ends with a hallelujah; there are ten hallelujahs. First is a hallelujah which celebrates Himself, He who is the God of Jacob. Precious vision of Him who delights to call Himself “the God of Jacob,” the God who loves the sinner and has redeemed His people. Who is He? The Creator of... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 148:2

148:2 Praise ye him, all {a} his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.(a) Because they are members of the same body, he sets them before our eyes, who are most willing and by their prompt obedience teach us to do our duty. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 148:1-14

Psalms 135:0 Praises God for choosing Jacob (Psalms 135:1-4 ), extols His power in the natural world (Psalms 135:5-7 ), and in the deliverance of His people from Egypt (Psalms 135:8-9 ) and bringing them into the promised land (Psalms 135:10-12 ). All this is in contrast to the vanity of idols (Psalms 135:13-18 ). Psalms 136:0 Is of the same character as the preceding, but is notable for the chorus attached to each verse a chorus with which we have become familiar in other psalms (Psalms 106:1... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 148:1-14

The Grand Doxology Psalms 146-150 How could the Book of Psalms end but in this way? Psalms cannot end in prose. Whether the arrangement is mechanical or inspired, it is the best possible. There is a fitness of things, and that fitness is realised in this peroration. It is as if a great broad river had suddenly become a resounding cascade; these five psalms are the final cataract. The Psalmist will have everything pressed into the choir. He will not have a small band. He ranges creation... read more

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