“ Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: ”
Praise the Lord from the earth - From among those who dwell on the earth. In respect to terrestrial objects, let these also unite in the praise of God. Ye dragons - On the meaning of this wor...
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye (e) dragons, and all deeps: (e) Meaning the great and monstrous fishes, as whales and such like.
CXLVIII. An Invitation to Bless Yahweh. It is addressed, Psalms 148:1-6 to the heavens and all that therein is, Psalms 148:7-12 to the earth: Psalms 148:13 f. gives the reason for which above...
the earth. Note the change and see Structure above. dragons . sea monsters.
7. Praise Jehovah, etc. He now comes to the lower parts of the world; although deviating at the same time from the exact order, he mixes up such things as are produced in the air — lightnin...
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Praise the Lord from the earth - As in the first address, he calls upon the heavens and all that belong to them; so here, in this second par...
Praise the Lord from the earth— Praise the Lord, ye [or ye creatures ] of the earth; ye sea-animals, or crocodiles, or whales, &c. And so the first verse should be rendered, praise th...
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons - sea monsters, taniyniym ( H8577 ) ( Psalms 74:13 ). They are specially named becau...
This is the 'Gloria in Excelsis' of the Psalter, wherein all created things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah.
Earth· — The invocation now passes downwards, and the first sound of terrestrial praise is to come, according to the order of Creation in Genesis 1 , from the sea-monsters (for which see Note, Ps...
Psalms 148:1-14 THE mercy granted to Israel ( Psalms 148:14 ) is, in the psalmist's estimation, worthy to call forth strains of praise from all creatures. It is the same conception as is found in...
Creation's Song of Praise Psalms 148:1-14 The “Benedicite” in the Book of Common Prayer is based on this psalm. The sacred minstrel is not content that he or his people should have a monopoly o...
This is the psalm of the whole creation. It has two movements indicated by the words “From the havens” (v. Psa 148:1), and “From the Earth” (v. Psa 148:7). In the first the scale is a descending one....
From heaven, the sacred writer descends to the earth, and calls upon everything, and every object he meets with, or can recall to his mind, to join the hymn, in honour of the One glorious Lord and Ma...
Praise the Lord from the earth ,.... Let his praise resound from all creatures on earth, and reach him in the highest heavens; this phrase comprehends all terrestrial beings afterwards particularly...
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Ver. 7. Praise the Lord from the earth ] The psalmist proceedeth to factor for God among the inferior creatures; beginning with the lowes...
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps “From heaven above the psalmist descends to the deep beneath, which, while it proclaims the power, observes the laws and decrees of him who...
An Invitation to Praise. 7 Praise the L ORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and v...
Either, 1. Dragons and serpents, which abide in the deep caverns and holes of the earth; or, 2. Whales or other sea-monsters, which dwell in the depths of the sea, which are oft called by this na...
INTRODUCTION “In this splendid anthem the Psalmist calls upon the whole creation, in its two great divisions (according to the Hebrew conception) of heaven and earth, to praise Jehovah. Things with...
Psalms 148:7 (with Revelation 15:3 ) The highest forms under which we can now think are art-forms: the proportions of statuary and architecture, the colour of painting and music. The former ar...
We will first read a short Psalm inciting all to praise the Lord, and then we will read part of the first chapter of Luke's Gospel, specially noticing Mary's song of praise. It is a blessed thing to...
This is another hallelujah psalm of Haggai and of Zechariah the prophets, in which all nature is made the choir, and Jehovah the object of the song. Psalms 148:4 . Ye heavens of heavens. This is...
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens. The great, the greater, and the greatest: - I. The great. Sun, moon, stars, etc. 1. How boundless in variety. 2. How immeasurable in extent. II. Th...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been well called "the joy-song of creation." Israel, having received a signal manifestation of the Divine power ( Psalms 148:14 ), calls on all things in heaven and e...
Hallelujah by All Creatures to the God of Salvation. A song of praise, even more extensive in its scope than the preceding, all heavenly creatures being called upon to join with the beings on eart...
Genesis 1:21 ; Isaiah 27:1 ; Isaiah 43:20 ; Isaiah 51:10 ; Isaiah 51:9 ; Job 41:1-34 ; Psalms 148:1 ; Psalms 74:1 ; Psalms 74:13
Dragons — Either serpents, which hide in the deep caverns of the earth; or whales, and other sea — monsters, which dwell in the depths of the sea.