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Psalms 148:9
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses all of creation, continuing a liturgical roll call of natural elements summoned to praise the Creator.
The words — הָרִים (ha.Rim) translates to "mountains" and אֲרָזִים ('a.ra.Zim) to "cedars," anchoring the verse in specific terrestrial landmarks and flora.
The thread — This imagery recurs in Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 49:13, and Isaiah 55:12, where mountains are consistently personified as participants in cosmic worship.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that worship extends beyond human experience to encompass the entire physical landscape, from elevated terrain to cultivated and wild trees.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Psalms 97:4 His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
- Psalms 98:7 Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
- Psalms 65:12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
- Psalms 96:11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
- Psalms 114:3 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
- Isaiah 42:11 Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
- Isaiah 64:1 If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,