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Psalm 148:3
Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
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.
5Let them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.
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Sun and moon receive the same command as every shining star, widening the scope of praise beyond human voices to the heavens above.
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Genesis 1:14God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;Genesis records God commanding the lights into existence; the psalm commands those lights to praise the God who made them.
Psalm 65:8They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning’s dawn and the evening with songs of joy.Psalm 148 summons the heavenly lights to praise; Psalm 65 links dawn and evening with songs of joy.
Psalm 147:4He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.The stars summoned to praise in Psalm 148 are counted and named by God in Psalm 147.
Genesis 1:16God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.Genesis names the two great lights and the stars as God's works; the psalm addresses them as creatures who owe him praise.
Joshua 10:13The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn’t this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in …Both passages name the sun and moon; Joshua records their stopping during battle, while the psalm commands them to praise.
Psalm 19:1–6For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.Both connect the heavens with God's honor: one commands their lights to praise, while the other says the heavens declare his glory.
Joshua 10:12Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand …Both passages address the sun and moon, with Joshua commanding them to stop and the psalm commanding them to praise God.
Psalm 8:3The moon and stars addressed in Psalm 148 are contemplated in Psalm 8 as the work of God's fingers.
Genesis 8:22While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”The link is indirect: Genesis promises continuing day and night, while the psalm addresses the sun and moon.
Deuteronomy 4:19and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship …Both place the sun, moon, and stars under God: Deuteronomy forbids worshiping them, and the psalm commands them to praise him.
Exodus 35:14the lamp stand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light;The shared thread is light: Exodus describes lamps and their supplies, while the psalm addresses the lights in the sky.
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Your voice is small beneath the stars, yet praise belongs on that scale: the sun and moon themselves are summoned to honor their Creator.
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