Psalms 148:11
in Psalms 148kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
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ASV
Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
KJV
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
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This verse in Psalms 148
Commentary
8 notes on this verseKings of the earth, and all people: princes, and all judges of the earth. Now the poet has reached our own race, and very justly he would have rulers and subjects, chieftains and magistrates, unite in worshipping the sovereign Lord of all. Monarchs must not disdain to sing, nor must their people refrain from uniting with them. Those who lead in battle and those who decide in courts must neither of them allow their vocations to keep them from reverently adoring the Chief and Judge of all. All people, and all judges, must praise the Lord of all.
This site's exposition
kings of the earth and all peoples
on Psalms 148:11-13
People come last, by rank and age: kings and peoples, princes and rulers, young men and maidens, and the old with the young. The summons given to sun and stars at verse 5 comes back at verse 13: His splendor stands above the earth and the heavens.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Praise the Lord from the earth. Since the angels have praised, the heaven has praised: let the earth also praise. Let us see which things of the earth praise first. Dragons and all deeps: fire, hail, snow, ice, the spirit of storms, which do his word: mountains and all hills, fruit-bearing trees, and all cedars: beasts, and all cattle, serpents and feathered fowl. After such great things, what is said? After the dragons, after the serpents, after the fire, after the hail, after the beasts and all the cattle?
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The praises of kings, and princes, and judges, are demanded; those on whom God has put honour must honour him with it, and the power they are entrusted with, and the figure they make in the world, put them in a capacity of bringing more glory to God and doing him more service than others. Yet the praises of the people are expected also, and God will graciously accept of them;
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Kings of the earth, and all people: princes, and all judges of the earth. Now the poet has reached our own race, and very justly he would have rulers and subjects, chieftains and magistrates, unite in worshipping the sovereign Lord of all. Monarchs must not disdain to sing, nor must their people refrain from uniting with them. Those who lead in battle and those who decide in courts must neither of them allow their vocations to keep them from reverently adoring the Chief and Judge of all. All people, and all judges, must praise the Lord of all. What a happy day it will be when it is universally acknowledged that through our Lord Jesus, the incarnate Wisdom, "kings reign and princes decree justice"! Alas, it is not so as yet! kings have been patrons of vice, and princes ringleaders in folly. Let us pray that the song of the Psalmist may be realized in fact.
Kings of the earth - As being representatives of the Most High; and all people - the nations governed by them. Princes, as governors of provinces, and all judges executing those laws that bind man to man, and regulate and preserve civil society, praise God, from whom ye have derived your power and influence: for by him kings reign. And let the people magnify God for civil and social institutions and for the laws by which, under him, their lives and properties are preserved.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Kings of the earth, and all people - This would embrace all, as all are included in the idea of the rulers and the ruled. Princes, and all judges of the earth - Those of exalted rank; those high in authority. This is proper in itself considered, as they are people like other people; and proper as an example to the rest. None of any rank are exempt from the obligation to praise God; none are cut off from the privilege.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַלְכֵי־ | malkhei- | O kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶ֭רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| לְאֻמִּ֑ים | leumim | peoples of | H3816 → | 31 times |
| שָׂ֝רִ֗ים | sarim | icials | H8269 → | 421 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שֹׁ֥פְטֵי | shofetei | rulers of | H8199 → | 202 times |
| אָֽרֶץ׃ | ʾaretz | [the] earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
מַלְכֵי־O kings of
malkhei-H4428 →2525 times
אֶ֭רֶץ[the] earth
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
לְאֻמִּ֑יםpeoples of
leumimH3816 →31 times
שָׂ֝רִ֗יםicials
sarimH8269 →421 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
שֹׁ֥פְטֵיrulers of
shofeteiH8199 →202 times
אָֽרֶץ׃[the] earth
ʾaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Isaiah 60:16
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- Isaiah 60:3
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
- Micah 7:17
They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will crawl from their holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of…
- Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge…
- Isaiah 60:14
Through
Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
it leads to
- Acts 13:47
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
- Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Revelation 21:24
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
- Acts 13:47
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About Psalms
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alexander Maclaren, The Psalms, Expositor's Bible; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 7; Jerome, Homily 58, on Psalm 148; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.