Psalms 148 · Verse 1

Psalms 148:1

Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Psalms 148:1, King James Version

Psalms 148:1 in other translations

BSBHallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
WEBPraise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
ASVPraise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.
YLTPraise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.
DARBYHallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
BBEGive praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.
WebsterPraise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the hights.

What does Psalms 148:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Psa 148:1-14. The scope of this Psalm is the same as that of the preceding.

1. heavens [and] heights--are synonymous.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The psalmist calls on all the creation to praise the Lord. The angels and visible heavens, Psa 148:1-6; the earth and the sea, Psa 148:7; the meteors, Psa 148:8; mountains, hills, and trees, Psa 148:9; beasts, reptiles, and fowls, Psa 148:10; kings, princes, and mighty men, Psa 148:11; men, women, and children, Psa 148:12, Psa 148:13; and especially all the people of Israel, Psa 148:14. This Psalm has no title: but by the Syriac it is attributed to Happai and Zechariah, and the Septuagint and the Ethiopic follow it. As a hymn of praise, this is the most sublime in the whole book. Verse 1 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens - The Chaldee translates, "Praise the Lord, ye holy creatures from the heavens. Praise him, ye armies of supreme angels. Praise him, all ye angels who minister before him." מן השמים min hashshamayim signifies whatever belongs to the heavens, all their inhabitants; as מן הארץ min haarets, Psa 148:7, signifies all that belongs to the earth, all its inhabitants and productions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 148:1-6
We, in this dark and sinful world, know little of the heavenly world of light. But we know that there is above us a world of blessed angels. They are always praising God, therefore the psalmist shows his desire that God may be praised in the best manner; also we show that we have communion with spirits above, who are still praising him. The heavens, with all contained in them, declare the glory of God. They call on us, that both by word and deed, we glorify with them the Creator and Redeemer of the universe.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 148:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַ֥לְלוּHa.lupraiseH1984
יָ֨הּ\׀yahYahwehH3050
הַֽלְל֣וּha.LupraiseH1984
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשָּׁמַ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּha.Lu.hupraise himH1984
בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים\׃ba.me.ro.Mimin the heightsH4791

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 148:1

  • Psalms 89:5

    And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

  • Psalms 69:34

    Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

  • Revelation 19:1-6

    And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. …

  • Luke 2:13-14

    And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

  • Psalms 146:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

  • Matthew 21:9

    And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

  • Isaiah 49:13

    Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The psalmist exhorts the celestial,
7 the terrestrial,
11 and the rational creatures to praise God.

Praise ye the Lord. Heb. Hallelujah.
89:5; 146:1; Isa 49:13; Lu 2:13,14; Re 19:1-6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 148:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

  • Psalms 148:2

    Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

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Psalms 148:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aleluya. ALABAD á Jehová desde los cielos: alabadle en las alturas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Louez Jah. Louez, des cieux, l’ Éternel! Louez-le dans les lieux élevés!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Lobet Jehova von den Himmeln her; lobet ihn in den Höhen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Alleluja. Laudate Dominum de cælis; laudate eum in excelsis.