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Psalm 89:5
The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
3“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,
4‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.
5The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
7a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
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The heavens’ praise widens the scope of worship: God's wonders and faithfulness are honored in an assembly beyond any congregation you can see.
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Psalm 148:1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!Both passages name the heavens as a place of praise directed to the Lord.
Psalm 50:6The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.The heavens proclaim God's righteousness in Psalm 50 and praise his wonders and faithfulness in Psalm 89.
Psalm 19:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.Both passages portray the heavens declaring something about God: his glory and handiwork, or his wonders and faithfulness.
Psalm 97:6The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.The heavens bear witness to God's righteousness in Psalm 97 and praise his faithfulness in Psalm 89.
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 describe heavenly praise for God's deeds, with Isaiah naming the redemption of Jacob.
2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,Both passages describe heaven and its holy beings, though Thessalonians concerns Jesus' revelation and relief for the afflicted.
Revelation 7:10–12They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”Both passages direct praise to God in an assembly, with Revelation naming salvation and Psalm 89 naming wonders and faithfulness.
Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”God's great deeds are spoken of in both passages: his wonders in the heavens and his mighty works in human languages.
1 Chronicles 16:31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”Both passages portray the heavens responding to the Lord, with praise in the psalm and gladness in Chronicles.
Revelation 5:11–14I 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 passages depict a heavenly assembly, with Revelation describing many angels around the throne.
Hebrews 12:22–23But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,Both passages speak of a heavenly gathering, with Hebrews naming innumerable angels in the city of the living God.
Jude 1:14–15About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,Holy ones appear with the Lord in both passages, gathered in praise in the psalm and accompanying his coming in Jude.
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Your praise belongs within a far larger chorus. The heavens honor the Lord's wonders and faithfulness, and no being in that assembly can compare with him.
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