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Psalms 148
A summons goes out to every creature in turn. The call begins high — angels, sun, moon, stars, the waters above the sky — then descends to earth: sea creatures, hail and storm wind, mountains, fruit trees, wild animals, birds, and finally kings, young men, old men, children. Each is named and told to praise. Watch the two grounds the psalm gives for praise (v.5, v.13): God commanded and they were created, and his name alone is exalted. The closing turn lifts "the horn of his people" — Israel set near to him.
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Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
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Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!
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Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
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Praise him, you heavens of heavens, you waters that are above the heavens.
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Let them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.
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He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.
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Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths,
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lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,
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mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
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wild animals and all livestock, small creatures and flying birds,
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kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,
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both young men and maidens, old men and children.
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Let them praise the LORD’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
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He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise the LORD!
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Louvem o SENHOR! Louvem o SENHOR desde os céus! Louvem-no nas alturas!
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Louvem-no, todos os seus anjos! Louvem-no, todo o seu exército!
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Louvem-no, sol e lua! Louvem-no, todas as estrelas brilhantes!
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Louvem-no, vocês, céus dos céus, e vocês, águas que estão acima dos céus.
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Que eles louvem o nome do SENHOR, pois ele ordenou, e foram criados.
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Ele também os estabeleceu para todo o sempre. Ele fez um decreto que não passará.
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Louvem o SENHOR desde a terra, vocês, grandes criaturas marinhas, e todas as profundezas,
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relâmpagos e granizo, neve e nuvens, ventos tempestuosos, que cumprem a sua palavra,
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montes e todas as colinas, árvores frutíferas e todos os cedros,
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animais selvagens e todo o gado, pequenas criaturas e aves que voam,
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reis da terra e todos os povos, príncipes e todos os juízes da terra,
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tanto rapazes como moças, velhos e crianças.
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Que eles louvem o nome do SENHOR, pois só o seu nome é exaltado. Sua glória está acima da terra e dos céus.
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Ele levantou o chifre do seu povo, o louvor de todos os seus santos, sim, dos filhos de Israel, um povo próximo a ele. Louvem o SENHOR!
Creation in order, heaven to earth
The list is not random. It runs top-down — "heavens of heavens" and the waters above (v.4) before "the earth" with its depths and dragons (v.7) — mirroring the order of the first creation account. Storm and snow are not chaos here; they are servants "fulfilling his word" (v.8).
Only after the whole cosmos has its part does the psalm narrow to Israel, "a people near to him" (v.14). Universal praise lands on one particular nation, setting up the warrior-praise of Psalm 149.
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