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Psalm 148:5

Let them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.

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.
6He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.
7Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths,
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Notice

The sun, moon, and stars receive a reason to praise: their existence began at YHWH’s command, turning wonder at the sky toward its Maker.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Genesis 1:3God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.God’s speech brings light into being in Genesis, matching the psalm’s reason for praise: he commanded, and creation followed.
Revelation 4:11“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they …Both passages ground praise in God’s work as Creator: what exists owes its existence to him.
Genesis 1:6God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”Genesis records God commanding an expanse amid the waters; the psalm names his command as the source of creation.
Psalm 33:6–9By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.Both psalms trace the existence of the heavens to the LORD’s speech.
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 God as the maker of the lights and stars that Psalm 148 summons to praise him.
Genesis 1:1–2In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Genesis states that God created the heavens and earth; the psalm makes his act of creation a reason for praise.
Jeremiah 10:11–13“You shall say this to them: ‘The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.’”Creation is the shared concern: the psalm praises the Creator, while Jeremiah declares the fate of gods that made neither heavens nor earth.
Amos 9:6It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface …Both passages name the LORD in connection with the heavens and waters, describing his authority over the created world.
Psalm 95:5The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land.Both psalms name God as Maker, with Psalm 148 looking toward the heavens and Psalm 95 toward sea and land.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Look at the sky and praise its Maker

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Encouragement

Your praise has a reason beyond the events of today. The heavens themselves owe their existence to God’s command, and their Maker deserves praise for creating them.

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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).