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Psalm 148:7

Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths,

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,
8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,
9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
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Great sea creatures and ocean depths receive the command to praise, widening your sense of worship beyond human voices and places you can reach.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 74:13–14You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.Sea creatures appear in both psalms: summoned to praise here, while Psalm 74 recalls God breaking the heads of sea monsters.
Genesis 1:21God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its …The large sea creatures God creates and declares good in Genesis are among those commanded to praise the LORD here.
Psalm 104:25–26There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.Both psalms attend to life in the sea, with Psalm 104 describing its abundance and Psalm 148 addressing its great creatures.
Job 41:1–34“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?Both passages direct attention to formidable creatures, though Job questions human ability to catch Leviathan and this psalm commands sea creatures to praise.
Isaiah 43:20The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honor me, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my …Animals honor God in both passages: sea creatures receive the command here, while Isaiah names land animals honoring him for water.
Isaiah 27:1In that day, the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan, the twisted serpent; and he will kill …Both passages name creatures of the sea, though Isaiah describes the LORD killing the dragon and this psalm summons sea creatures to praise.
Isaiah 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the LORD! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who …Both passages mention great creatures in relation to the LORD; Isaiah recalls his piercing a monster, while this psalm commands praise.
Isaiah 44:23Sing, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for the …Both passages address the natural world with commands to praise, extending worship to depths, mountains, and trees.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Praise God for one creature of the sea

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Encouragement

Your voice joins a praise whose scope stretches beyond anything you can see. Even the great sea creatures and all depths are summoned to honor YHWH.

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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).