Psalm 148:5-8

Praise the Name of the Lord

5 x Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For y he commanded and they were created.
 6 And he z established them forever and ever;
he gave a a decree, and it shall not b pass away. 1

7 Praise the Lord c from the earth,
you d great sea creatures and all deeps,
 8 e fire and hail, f snow and mist,
g stormy wind h fulfilling his word!

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 148:13
    Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 33:6
    By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
    Psalms 33:9
    For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 119:90 - 91
    Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
  4. Cross References
    Job 28:26
    When he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder.
    Jeremiah 31:35 - 36
    Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar - the Lord of hosts is his name:
    Jeremiah 33:25
    Thus says the Lord : If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 104:9
    You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
    Esther 1:19
    If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.
    Job 14:5
    Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 148:1
    Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights!
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 1:21
    So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
    Psalms 74:13
    You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 18:12
    Out of the brightness before him hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.
    Psalms 105:32
    He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 147:16
    He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 107:25
    For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 103:20
    Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
    Psalms 147:15 - 18
    He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
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