The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 148 v 6

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Posted by Psalms on Sunday, 17 January 2016

Psalms 148:6

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

6. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever. The continued existence of celestial beings is due to the supporting might of Jehovah, and to that alone. They do not fail because the Lord does not fail them. Without his will these things cannot alter; he has impressed upon them laws which only he himself can change. Therefore ought the Lord to be praised because he is Preserver as well as Creator, Ruler as well as Maker. He hath made a decree which shall not pass. The heavenly bodies are ruled by Jehovah’s decree: they cannot pass his limit, or trespass against his law. His rule and ordination can never be changed except by himself, and in this sense his decree shall not pass. Moreover, the highest and most wonderful of creatures are perfectly obedient to the statutes of the great King, and thus his decree is not passed over. This submission to law is praise. His almighty power upholds all things in their spheres, securing the march of stars and the flight of seraphs; and thus the music of the upper regions is never marred by discord, nor interrupted by destruction. The eternal hymn is forever chanted; even the solemn silence of the spheres is a perpetual psalm.

Excerpt from:

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