Psalms 148
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Lutheran reading notes
In Psalms chapter 148, the wisdom literature continues to explore prayer, worship, lament, praise, and trust in God. Lutheran interpretation often emphasizes humanity’s limitations and the need to rely on God's grace and promises. The chapter highlights the contrast between human striving and the faithfulness of God.
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Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. {Praise ye the LORD. Praise: Heb. Hallelujah, etc}
Psalms 148:1 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
Psalms 148:2 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Psalms 148:3 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that {be} above the heavens.
Psalms 148:4 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
Psalms 148:5 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Psalms 148:6 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Psalms 148:7 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Psalms 148:8 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Psalms 148:9 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: {flying...: Heb. birds of wing}
Psalms 148:10 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Psalms 148:11 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
Psalms 148:12 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory {is} above the earth and heaven. {excellent: Heb. exalted}
Psalms 148:13 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; {even} of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 148:14 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.