Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.
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Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.
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Passages linked to Psalms 148:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
- Genesis 1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
- Psalms 33:6-9 By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
- Jeremiah 10:11-13 “You shall say this to them: ‘The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.’ ” God has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice, the waters in the heavens roar, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
- Psalms 95:5 The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land.
- Amos 9:6 It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth; Yahweh is his name.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 5. Let them praise the name, etc. As he…
5. Let them praise the name, etc. As he speaks of things wanting intelligence, he passes to the third person, from which we infer that his reason for having spoken in the second person hitherto, was to make a deeper impression upon men. And he asks no other praise than that which may teach us that the stars did not make themselves, nor the rains spring from chance; for notwithstanding the signal proofs we constantly have before our eyes of the divine power, we with shameful carelessness overlook the great author. He says emphatically — for He Himself created, intimating that the world is not eternal, as wicked men conjecture, nor made by a concourse of atoms, but that this fair order of things which we see, suddenly sprang forth upon the commandment of God. And, speaking of the creation, he adds what is even more worthy of observation, that he gave that law to them which remains inviolable. For many, while they grant that the world was made by God, lapse from this into the senseless notion that now the order of nature stands of itself, and that God sits idle in the heavens. The Psalmist very properly insists, therefore, that the works of God above us in the heavens were not only made by him, but even now move forward at his disposal; and that not only was a secret power communicated to them at first, but while they go through their assigned parts, their operation and ministry to their various ends is dependent upon God.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 148:5 Let them praise the name of the…
Psa 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
Ver. 5. For he commanded, and they were created] His fiat only made all; this is celebrated by that heavenly choir, Rev 4:11.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain They owe their being wholly to God’s good will.
They owe their being wholly to God’s good will.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Let them praise the name of the Lord,.... Set…
Let them praise the name of the Lord,.... Set forth the glory of the nature and perfections of God, and celebrate the praise of them; even all celestial creatures, the angels, the hosts of heaven, the sun, moon, and stars; the heavens, and the haven of heavens, and the waters above them; and that for the following reasons;
for he commanded, and they were created; they are all his creatures, and therefore should praise him: he is the "Father of spirits", of angelic spirits, as well as the spirits of men; and the "Father of lights", of all the luminaries of the heavens; and he has made the heavens themselves, and all their hosts, and the firmament dividing the waters above and below; and all this by an almighty "fiat", at a word of command; he spoke, and they came into being at once, Heb 12:9, Jam 1:17.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. He commanded, and they were created.] He…
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.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Psa 148:5-6. Let them praise the name of the…
Psa 148:5-6. Let them praise the name of the Lord — “Who hath set forth his most transcendent wisdom, power, and magnificence in such a variety of stupendous works, that there is not the smallest of them, but ministers such matter of praise and admiration to those who attentively consider them, that they cannot but wish, with the psalmist here, that every one of them were able to tell us how much skill he hath shown in its contrivance; or that we were able to find it out and comprehend it.” He commanded, and they were created — They owe their existence wholly to his will and pleasure. He hath also established them for ever and ever — To the end of the world. They are, by his superintending and watchful providence, constantly preserved and continued. He made a decree, &c. — “That is, prescribed rules to the heavens, the stars, and other creatures, as to their situation, motion, and influence; which, though inanimate, they never transgress.” — Dodd.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Let them praise the name of the Lord -…
Let them praise the name of the Lord - That is, Let them praise Yahweh himself - the name being often put for the person or thing referred to.
For he commanded, and they were created - He showed his great power by merely speaking, and they came at once into being. Compare Psa 33:6, note; Psa 33:9, note.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain praise the name--as representing His perfections.
praise the name--as representing His perfections.
he commanded--"He" is emphatic, ascribing creation to God alone.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. for HE commanded] HE is emphatically expressed. Cp.…
5. for HE commanded] HE is emphatically expressed. Cp. Psa_33:9, whence also comes the addition of the LXX, which is retained in P.B.V., HE spake the word, and they were made.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Let them praise the Name of the Lord. Frequent…
Let them praise the Name of the Lord. Frequent changes of person, when no doubt can arise as to the meaning, are a sort of Hebrew idiom. They give liveliness and variety. For he commanded, and they were created. (Gen_1:3, Gen_1:6, Gen_1:9, Gen_1:11, Gen_1:14, Gen_1:15, etc.) All creation sprang into being at the word of God. (Psa_33:8)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 5. Let them praise the name of the…
Ver. 5. Let them praise the name of the LORD; for he commanded, and they were created. Here is good argument: The Maker should have honour from his works, they should tell forth his praise: and thus they should praise his name by which his character is intended. The name of JEHOVAH is written legibly upon his works, so that his power, wisdom, goodness, and other attributes are therein made manifest to thoughtful men, and thus his name is praised. The highest praise of God is to declare what he is. We can invent nothing which would magnify the Lord: we can never extol him better than by repeating his name, or describing his character. The Lord is to be extolled as creating all things that exist, and as doing so by the simple agency of his word. He created by a command; what a power is this! Well may he expect those to praise him who owe their being to him. Evolution may be atheistic; but the doctrine of creation logically demands worship; and hence, as the tree is known by its fruit, it proves itself to be true. Those who were created by command are under command to adore their Creator. The voice which said "Let them be", now saith "Let them praise."
Ver. 5-6. This is the account of creation in a wordHe spake; it was done. When Jesus came, he went everywhere showing his Divinity by this evidence, that his word was omnipotent. These verses declare two miracles of God's Will and Word, viz., the creation and consolidation of the earth. Jehovah first produced matter, then he ordered and established it. John Lorinus.
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Ver. 5-6. Creation and conservation, two chief reasons for praise.
Psalms 148:6*
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Let them praise the name of Yahweh
Let them praise the name of Yahweh
Here the word "name" represents Yahweh himself. AT: "Let them praise Yahweh" (See: Metonymy)
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they were created
This can be stated in active form. AT: "he created them" (See: Active or Passive)
he issued a decree that will never change
Possible meanings are 1) "he gave a command that is permanent" or 2) "he gave a command that they will not disobey."
he issued
"he gave"
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command
create
eternity
decree
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