Psalms 148 · Verse 5

Psalms 148:5

Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
Psalms 148:5, King James Version

Psalms 148:5 in other translations

BSBLet them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
WEBLet them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.
ASVLet them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created.
YLTThey do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.
DARBYLet them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:
BBELet them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
WebsterLet them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

What does Psalms 148:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. praise the name--as representing His perfections. he commanded--"He" is emphatic, ascribing creation to God alone.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 He commanded, and they were created - He spake the word expressive of the idea in his infinite mind; and they sprang into being according to that idea.

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 148:5 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.

יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּYe.ha.lulet them praiseH1984
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
ה֭וּאhu'heH1931
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
וְנִבְרָֽאוּ\׃ve.niv.Ra.'uand they were createdH1254

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

Cross references for Psalms 148:5

  • Revelation 4:11

    Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

  • Genesis 1:6

    And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

  • Psalms 33:6-9

    By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

  • Genesis 1:1-2

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

  • Jeremiah 10:11-13

    Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

  • Amos 9:6

    It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.

  • Psalms 95:5

    The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for he.
33:6-9; 95:5; Ge 1:1,2,6; Jer 10:11-13; Am 9:6; Re 4:11

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

Context

  • Psalms 148:4

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

  • Psalms 148:5

    Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

  • Psalms 148:6

    He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

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Psalms 148:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alaben el nombre de Jehová; porque él mandó, y fueron criadas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qu’ils louent le nom de l’ Éternel; car c’est lui qui a commandé, et ils ont été créés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Loben sollen sie den Namen Jehovas! Denn er gebot, und sie waren geschaffen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.