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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
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Bible Commentaries
Psalms 148

Dummelow's Commentary on the BibleDummelow on the Bible

Verses 1-14

This is the ’Gloria in Excelsis’ of the Psalter, wherein all created things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah.

1. From the heavens] i.e. angels and the heavenly bodies.

4. Waters that be above the heavens] So God divided the waters: see Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7.

6. Which shall not pass] RM’which none shall transgress.’

8. Vapours] smoke or steam: cp. Psalms 119:83.

13. Excellent] RV ’exalted.’

14. RM ’a horn for his people, a praise for all his saints,’ i.e. the giving victory to God’s people (’exalting the horn’) is a subject of praise.

Bibliographical Information
Dummelow, John. "Commentary on Psalms 148". "Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dcb/psalms-148.html. 1909.
 
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