Psalms 148:1 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 148:1

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Homily 58, on Psalm 148 (420)

This psalm has two alleluias in its title; and many think this is because they belong to the title of the psalm itself. But we ought to know that one alleluia belongs to the end of the preceding psalm, while the other alleluia is the beginning of the following psalm. And we ought to take up this rule and understand that all the psalms which have alleluia at their beginning have it also at their end. Many, however, suppose that it is the beginning of another psalm.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

Praise ye the Lord. Whoever ye may be that hear this word, ye are invited, entreated, commanded, to magnify Jehovah. Assuredly he has made you, and, if for nothing else, ye are bound, upon the ground of creatureship, to adore your Maker. This exhortation can never be out of place, speak it where we may; and never out of time, speak it when we may. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens. Since ye are nearest to the High and Lofty One, be ye sure to lead the song.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַ֥לְלוּ	Ha.lu	praise	H1984 →
יָ֨הּ׀	yah	Yahweh	H3050 →
הַֽלְל֣וּ	ha.Lu	praise	H1984 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יְ֭הוָה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַשָּׁמַ֑יִם	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ	ha.Lu.hu	praise him	H1984 →
בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃	ba.me.ro.Mim	in the heights	H4791 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 21:9
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
leads to
- Psalms 118:24–26
  This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
- Luke 2:14
  “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- John 12:13–15
  They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
- Matthew 23:39
  For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Through
Psalms 69:34
Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
leads to
- Isaiah 49:13
  Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Psalms 150:6
  Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
- Psalms 96:11
  Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
- Isaiah 55:12
  You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms