Psalms 148:7

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye (e) dragons, and all deeps:

(e) Meaning the great and monstrous fishes, as whales and such like.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 148:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 o...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the earth. Note the change and see Structure above. dragons . sea monsters.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is the 'Gloria in Excelsis' of the Psalter, wherein all created things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Earth· — The invocation now passes downwards, and the first sound of terrestrial praise is to come, according to the order of Creation in Genesis...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 cr...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 cont...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 1...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Praise the Lord from the earth ,.... Let his praise resound from all creatures on earth, and reach him in the highest heavens; this phrase comprehen...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Invitation to Praise. 7 Praise the L ORD from the earth, ye drago...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “In this splendid anthem the Psalmist calls upon the whole creation, in its two great divisions (according to the Hebrew conception) of...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 148:7 (with Revelation 15:3 ) The highest forms under which we can now think are art-forms: the proportions of statuary and architectur...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 noticin...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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....
The Biblical Illustrator

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 va...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been well called "the joy-song of creation." Israel, having received a signal manifestation of the Divine power ( Ps...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, the mighty monsters of the sea, and all deeps, the great oceans;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 148:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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