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Psalm 148:9

mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

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,
10wild animals and all livestock, small creatures and flying birds,
11kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,
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Mountains and fruit trees belong to the same summons to praise, stretching worship beyond human voices into the land itself.

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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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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 summon mountains and trees to praise the LORD; Isaiah names the redemption of Jacob as the reason for singing.
Psalm 92:12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.Both name cedars: Psalm 148 includes them in creation’s praise, while Psalm 92 compares the righteous to a growing cedar.
Isaiah 49:13Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.Both summon mountains to praise; Isaiah’s song names the LORD’s comfort and compassion for his afflicted people.
Isaiah 55:12–13For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields …Both include mountains, hills, and trees in praise; Isaiah pictures the mountains singing and the trees clapping their hands.
Psalm 98:7–9Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.Psalm 148 names hills and trees; Psalm 98 names the sea and its fullness, extending the summons across the earth.
Psalm 97:4–5His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.Both portray the earth as responsive to God: Psalm 148 summons its features to praise, while Psalm 97 describes its trembling.
Ezekiel 36:1–15You, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, “You mountains of Israel, hear the LORD’s word.Both address mountains as hearers: Psalm 148 summons them to praise, and Ezekiel tells Israel’s mountains to hear the LORD’s word.
Isaiah 42:11Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of …Mountains appear in both songs of praise: Psalm 148 addresses the mountains themselves, while Isaiah describes people shouting from their tops.
Psalm 114:3–7The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.Both portray the landscape as capable of action: hills and trees receive a summons to praise, while the sea and Jordan retreat.
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Encouragement

When you praise YHWH, you join a chorus larger than human voices: even mountains, hills, and trees are summoned to honor him.

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