Psalms 148 · Verse 3

Psalms 148:3

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Psalms 148:3, King James Version

Psalms 148:3 in other translations

BSBPraise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
WEBPraise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
ASVPraise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.
YLTPraise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.
DARBYPraise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
BBEGive praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.
WebsterPraise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

What does Psalms 148:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon - The meaning of this address and all others to inanimate nature, is this: Every work of God's hand partakes so much of his perfections, that it requires only to be studied and known, in order to show forth the manifold wisdom power, and goodness of the Creator. Stars of light - The brightest and most luminous stars: probably the planets may be especially intended.

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…

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Psalms 148:3 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.

הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּHa.lu.hupraise himH1984
שֶׁ֣מֶשׁShe.meshO sunH8121
וְיָרֵ֑חַve.ya.Re.achand moonH3394
הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּha.Lu.hupraise himH1984
כָּל\־kol-O allH3605
כּ֥וֹכְבֵיKokh.vei[the] stars ofH3556
אֽוֹר\׃'orlightH216

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

Cross references for Psalms 148:3

  • Psalms 19:1-6

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, …

  • Psalms 8:1-3

    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

  • Psalms 136:7-9

    To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Genesis 1:14-16

    And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

  • Psalms 89:36-37

    His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

  • Genesis 8:22

    While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

  • Deuteronomy 4:19

    And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

  • Jeremiah 33:20

    Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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8:1-3; 19:1-6; 89:36,37; 136:7-9; Ge 1:14-16; 8:22; De 4:19
Jer 33:20

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Context

  • Psalms 148:2

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

  • Psalms 148:3

    Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

  • Psalms 148:4

    Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

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Psalms 148:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Alabadle, sol y luna: alabadle, vosotras todas, lucientes estrellas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Louez-le, soleil et lune! Louez-le, vous, toutes les étoiles de lumière!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Lobet ihn, Sonne und Mond; lobet ihn, alle ihr leuchtenden Sterne!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Laudate eum, sol et luna; laudate eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.