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Selected Verse: Psalms 148:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 148:5 |
Strong Concordance |
Let them praise [01984] the name [08034] of the LORD [03068]: for he commanded [06680], and they were created [01254]. |
| |
King James |
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. |
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] |
praise the name--as representing His perfections.
he commanded--"He" is emphatic, ascribing creation to God alone. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Let them praise the name of the Lord - That is, Let them praise Yahweh himself - the name being often put for the person or thing referred to.
For he commanded, and they were created - He showed his great power by merely speaking, and they came at once into being. Compare Psa 33:6, note; Psa 33:9, note. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He commanded, and they were created - He spake the word expressive of the idea in his infinite mind; and they sprang into being according to that idea. |
9 For he spake [0559], and it was done; he commanded [06680], and it stood fast [05975].
6 By the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] were the heavens [08064] made [06213]; and all the host [06635] of them by the breath [07307] of his mouth [06310].