Psalms 148 (DRB)

Chapter Text

148:1 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places.

148:2 Praise ye him, all his angels, praise ye him, all his hosts.

148:3 Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.

148:4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens

148:5 Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.

148:6 He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.

148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps:

148:8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds, which fulfil his word:

148:9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars:

148:10 Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:

148:11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth:

148:12 Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:

148:13 For his name alone is exalted.

148:14 The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "created", "praise", "lord", "heavens", "high", "places", and "angels". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "created", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "created" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "created" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.