Commentaire par chapitre
Psalms Chapitre 148
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Ps 148:1-14.
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2. hosts--(compare
Ps 103:21).
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4. heavens of heavens--the very highest.
waters--clouds, resting above the visible heavens (compare
Ge 1:7).
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5. praise the name--as representing His perfections.
he commanded--"He" is emphatic, ascribing creation to God alone.
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6. The perpetuity of the frame of nature is, of course, subject to Him who formed it.
a decree . . . pass--His ordinances respecting them shall not change
(Jer 36:31),
or perish
(Job 34:20; Ps 37:36).
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7-10. The call on the earth, as opposed to heaven, includes seas or depths, whose inhabitants the dragon, as one of the largest (on leviathan, see on
Ps 104:26),
is selected to represent. The most destructive and ungovernable agents of inanimate nature are introduced.
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8. fulfilling his word--or, law, may be understood of each. Next the most distinguished productions of the vegetable world.
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9. fruitful trees--or, "trees of fruit," as opposed to forest trees. Wild and domestic, large and small animals are comprehended.
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11, 12. Next all rational beings, from the highest in rank to little children.
princes--or, military leaders.
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13. Let them--all mentioned.
excellent--or, exalted
(Isa 12:4).
his glory--majesty
(Ps 45:3).
above the earth and heaven--Their united splendors fail to match His.
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14. exalteth the horn--established power
(Ps 75:5, 6).
praise of--or literally, "for"
his saints--that is, occasions for them to praise Him. They are further described as "His people," and "near unto Him," sustaining by covenanted care a peculiarly intimate relation.
Ps 148:1-14.
The scope of this Psalm is the same as that of the preceding.
1. heavens [and] heights--are synonymous.