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Psalms 148:3
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the created order, following a command to angels in verse 2 and preceding an invitation to the highest heavens in verse 4.
The words — The Hebrew הַלְלוּ־הוּ (hallēlû-hû) repeats the imperative "praise Him," while כּוֹכְבֵי אוֹר (kōkᵉḇê ʾôr) literally translates as "stars of light."
The thread — This summons to celestial bodies echoes the cosmic witness in Psalms 19:1 and the creation of the great lights in Psalms 136:7.
Why it lands — The text commands the sun, moon, and stars to actively worship their Maker rather than merely reflect His glory, requiring the reader to recognize all created order as subject to divine command.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Cross-references
- Psalms 19:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Psalms 8:1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 136:7 He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever.
- Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
- Genesis 8:22 As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”
- Deuteronomy 4:19 When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
- Psalms 89:36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- Jeremiah 33:20 “This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,