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Psalm 148:2

Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!

1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
2Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!
3Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
4Praise him, you heavens of heavens, you waters that are above the heavens.
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Angels and an entire heavenly army receive the same command to praise, widening the scope of worship beyond any human gathering.

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Where else Scripture says this

10 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 103:20Praise the LORD, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.Both psalms command God's angels to praise him; Psalm 103 also describes their strength and obedience to his word.
Luke 2:13Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,The heavenly army commanded to praise in Psalm 148 appears in Luke as a multitude praising God.
Revelation 5:11I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of …Both texts draw attention to angels in vast company: the psalm addresses them all, and Revelation describes their immense number.
Isaiah 6:2–4Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.Both passages turn attention toward heavenly beings, though Isaiah describes the seraphim's wings rather than recording a command to praise.
Genesis 32:2When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.Both name an army belonging to God; the psalm commands it to praise, while Jacob identifies it and names the place Mahanaim.
Genesis 2:1The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.The connection is broad: Genesis names the heavens and their vast array, while the psalm addresses God's angels and army.
Job 38:7when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?Both depict praise beyond the human realm, with angels commanded to praise and the sons of God shouting for joy.
Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, “Blessed be the LORD’s glory from his place.”Both center on praise directed to the LORD, though Ezekiel records a rushing voice rather than naming an angelic army.
1 Kings 6:29He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.The link is limited to heavenly beings: the psalm addresses angels, while Kings describes carved figures of cherubim on the walls.
1 Chronicles 12:22For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like God’s army.Both mention God's army; Chronicles uses it as a comparison for David's growing force, while the psalm commands it to praise.
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Your voice belongs within a much larger call to worship. Even the angels and the whole heavenly army owe their praise to God.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).