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Psalms 148:6
He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist continues the universal call to praise, addressing the created order that responds to God's initial command in verse 5 and extends to the earth and sea in verse 7.
The words — וַיַּעֲמִידֵם (va-yyaʿămîḏêm) contains a waw prefix, translating literally to "and he established them," while חָק (chōq) denotes a fixed "decree" (H2706) that the text states will not pass away (H5674).
The thread — This declaration of God's permanent cosmic order appears in Jeremiah 33:25, Jeremiah 31:35, and Job 38:33.
Why it lands — The text asserts that God's creative command remains permanently fixed, requiring the reader to recognize creation's unshakable stability as the direct basis for uninterrupted praise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 33:25 This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
- Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
- Job 38:33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
- Psalms 89:37 like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
- Psalms 119:90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
- Job 38:10 when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
- Psalms 93:1 The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- Proverbs 8:27 I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
- Isaiah 54:9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.