Bible Strands
Psalms 148:5
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the celestial and atmospheric realms, commanding them to praise Yahweh immediately after directing the highest heavens and the waters above the skies to do so.
The words — The Hebrew imperative יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ (Ye.ha.lu) means "let them praise," while the verb צִוָּ֣ה (tzi.Vah) translates literally as "he commanded."
The thread — This pattern of divine speech producing creation appears in Genesis 1:6, where God speaks to separate the waters, and Psalms 33:6, which records the heavens being made by His word.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that praise is the necessary response to God's sovereign creative decree, not a human initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
Cross-references
- Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
- Genesis 1:6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
- Psalms 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Jeremiah 10:11 Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”
- Psalms 95:5 The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
- Amos 9:6 He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.