The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 148 v 1

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Posted by Psalms on Sunday, 17 January 2016

Psalms 148:1

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

1. Praise ye the Lord. Whoever you may be that hear this word, you are invited, intreated, commanded to magnify Jehovah. Assuredly he has made you, and, if for nothing else, you are bound, upon the ground of creatureship, to adore your Maker. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens. Since you are nearest to the High and Lofty One, be sure to lead the song. Angels, cherubim and seraphim, and all others who dwell in the precincts of his courts, praise Jehovah. Keep not your worship to yourselves, but let it fall like a golden shower from the heavens on people beneath. Praise him in the heights. God is not only to be praised from the heights, but in them: the adoration is to be perfected in the heavens from which it takes its rise. No place is too high for the praises of the Most High. See how the psalmist trumpets out the word Praise. It sounds forth some nine times in the first five verses of this song. Praise not his servants nor his works, but praise him.

Excerpt from:

The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)