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Bible Commentaries
Verse 1
The third of the last five Hallelujah Psalms. The LEVITICUS Psalm. Compare Psalms 148:14 with Leviticus 10:3 .
Praise ye THE LORD. Hallelu-JAH. App-4 .
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. with 'eth = Jehovah Himself. App-4 .
heights. As in Job 16:19 ; Job 25:2 .
Verse 3
stars of light. Genitive of Origin ( App-17 .) = stars that give light = lightbearers, as in Genesis 1:14-16 .
Verse 6
which shall not pass: or, which [they] shall not pass.
Verse 8
wind. Hebrew. ruach . App-9 .
Verse 11
people = peoples.
Verse 13
name. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
earth and heaven: i.e. combining the two subjects of Psalms 148:1 and Psalms 148:7 . This order of these two words occurs only here and Genesis 2:4 . Compare note on Deuteronomy 4:26 .
Verse 14
saints = favoured ones, or beloved.
children = sons.
near unto Him. The reference is to Leviticus and its leading thought. See Leviticus 10:3 ; Leviticus 21:21 ; and Compare Psalms 65:4 .
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Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Psalms 148". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/
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