Psalms 148:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

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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. The greater.

1. Rational and responsible existences.

(1) Angelic existences.

(2) Human existences.

2. This moral universe is greater than the non-moral.

(1) It reflects more of God. It mirrors His spirituality, His freedom, His conscience, etc. There is more of God seen in one holy soul than in the whole stellar universe. This moral universe is greater because--

(2) The non-moral is but the symbol, the instrument, the tenement, the garment of the moral. Great as is the non-moral universe, what is it without moral mind? A theatre without a spectator, a school without a pupil, a temple without a worshipper, a house without a tenant.

III. The greatest. What is the greatest? “The Lord.” “His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven.” Greatest because--

1. He is the Author of all.

2. He is the stability of all.

3. He is the law of all. The whole universe is His will in action. (David Thomas, D. D.)

Related Commentaries of Psalms 148:1

Psalms 148:1-14

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

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

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

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

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

8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

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

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flyinga fowl:

11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent;b his glory is above the earth and heaven.

14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.