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Psalms 148
A cosmic summons to praise issues from heaven downward through every tier of creation — angels, celestial bodies, the waters above the firmament, then earth's depths, weather, terrain, creature kinds, and the full range of human rank and age — until every voice converges on the single declaration that Jehovah's name alone is excellent and His glory overarches all He has made. The psalm closes on covenant ground: Jehovah exalts the horn of His people, a phrase carrying the force of raised authority and covenantal standing, naming the children of Israel as a people near unto Him — proximity that is not ethnic sentiment but covenant position before the throne.
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Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
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Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
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Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
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Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
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He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
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Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
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Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
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Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
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Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
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Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
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He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
