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Selected Verse: Psalms 148:4 - Young's Literal
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 148:4 |
Young's Literal |
Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. |
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King James |
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
heavens of heavens--the very highest.
waters--clouds, resting above the visible heavens (compare Gen 1:7). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens - Referring to the idea that there is one heaven rising above another. See the notes at Psa 68:33. See Kg1 8:27 : "Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee." Compare Ch2 2:6.
And ye waters that be above the heavens - Gen 1:7 : "And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament." The allusion here is to the waters which seem to be above the lower heaven, that is, the air, and which seem to come from some higher region - some higher heaven. See the notes at Psa 104:3 : "Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Heavens of heavens - Ye highest heavens, the place of God's throne. Waters - Ye clouds which are above a part of the heavens. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Heavens of heavens - Heavens exceeding heavens. Systems of systems extending as far beyond the solar system, as it does beyond the lowest deeps. The endless systematic concatenation of worlds.
Ye waters that be above the heavens - This refers to Gen 1:7 (note), where see the notes. Clouds, vapours, air, exhalations, rain, Snow, and meteors of every kind. |
7 And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which `are' under the expanse, and the waters which `are' above the expanse: and it is so.
3 Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
7 And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which `are' under the expanse, and the waters which `are' above the expanse: and it is so.
6 and who doth retain strength to build to Him a house, for the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? and who `am' I that I do build to Him a house, except to make perfume before Him?
27 But, is it true? -- God dwelleth on the earth! lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens do not contain Thee, how much less this house which I have builded!
33 To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.
7 And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which `are' under the expanse, and the waters which `are' above the expanse: and it is so.