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New King James Version

Psalms 150:1

Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Music;   Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Sanctuary;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Power;   Praise;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Doxology;   Firmament;   Psalms, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallelujah;   Psalms;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Firmament;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Music;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Prayse ye the Lord. Prayse ye God in his Sanctuarie: prayse ye him in the firmament of his power.
Christian Standard Bible®
Hallelujah!Praise God in his sanctuary.Praise him in his mighty expanse.
Hebrew Names Version
Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
Easy-to-Read Version
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his Temple! Praise him in heaven, his strong fortress!
Amplified Bible
Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
American Standard Version
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
Contemporary English Version
Shout praises to the Lord ! Praise God in his temple. Praise him in heaven, his mighty fortress.
Complete Jewish Bible
Halleluyah! Praise God in his holy place! Praise him in the heavenly dome of his power!
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hallelujah.
King James Version (1611)
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his Sanctuarie: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Praise God in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power.
English Revised Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Berean Standard Bible
Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
Lexham English Bible
Praise Yah. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament.
Literal Translation
Praise Jehovah! Praise God in His holy place; praise Him in the expanse of His might.
New Century Version
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his Temple; praise him in his mighty heaven.
New English Translation
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!
New Living Translation
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven!
New Life Bible
Praise the Lord! Praise God in His holy place! Praise Him in the heavens of His power!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Praise ye Yah, Praise ye GOD in his sanctuary, Praise him, in his strong expanse:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Praise ye the Lord in his holy places: praise ye him in the firmament of his power.
George Lamsa Translation
PRAISE the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power.
Good News Translation
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his Temple! Praise his strength in heaven!
New American Standard Bible
Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
King James Version
Praise ye the Lord . Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Prayse ye the Lorde, prayse ye the Lord in his sanctuarie: praise ye him in the firmament of his power.
New Revised Standard
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament!
Darby Translation
Hallelujah! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The title of the hundrid and fiftithe salm. Alleluya. Herie ye the Lord in hise seyntis; herie ye hym in the firmament of his vertu.
Young's Literal Translation
Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.
World English Bible
Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
Revised Standard Version
Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament!
Update Bible Version
Praise Yah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
Webster's Bible Translation
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Bible in Basic English
Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to God in his holy place: give him praise in the heaven of his power.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Halleluya. O prayse the LORDE in his Sanctuary, prayse him in the firmament of his power.
THE MESSAGE
Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies; Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin. Let every living, breathing creature praise God ! Hallelujah!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Praise the Lord ! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
Legacy Standard Bible
Praise Yah!Praise God in His sanctuary;Praise Him in His mighty expanse.

Contextual Overview

1 Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! 3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Praise ye the Lord: Heb. Hallelujah, Psalms 149:1

in his sanctuary: Psalms 29:9, Psalms 66:13-16, Psalms 116:18, Psalms 116:19, Psalms 118:19, Psalms 118:20, Psalms 134:2

in the firmament: Genesis 1:6-8, Ezekiel 1:22-26, Ezekiel 10:1, Daniel 12:3

Reciprocal: Job 37:18 - spread Psalms 19:1 - the firmament Psalms 105:45 - Praise ye the Lord Psalms 112:1 - Praise ye the Lord Revelation 19:1 - Alleluia

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Praise ye the Lord,.... Or, "hallelujah"; which, in the Targum, Septuagint, and Vulgate Latin versions, is the title of the psalm; and expresses the subject of it, the praise of the Lord;

praise God in his sanctuary; in the temple, the house of his sanctuary as the Targum and R Judah; or in heaven, as R. Moses, his holy place, where he is praised by holy angels and glorified saints; or in the church below, of which the sanctuary or temple was a type. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and the eastern versions, render it, "in his Holy Ones"; among his saints, in the assembly of them, where he is to be feared and praised: it may be translated, "in his Holy One" r; and be understood of Christ, as it is by Cocceius; who is holy in both his natures, and is often called God's Holy One, and the Holy One of Israel; and whose human nature is a tabernacle or temple, wherein the fulness of the Godhead dwells; and in, and through, and for whom, the Lord is to be praised. Some render it, "for" or "because of his holiness" s; the perfection of holiness in him; in which he is glorious and fearful in the praises of, and which appears in all his works of providence and grace;

praise him in the firmament of his power; the heaven above us, so called, Genesis 1:6; which, in the Hebrew language, has its name from its being spread and expanded over the earth; and, in the Greek and Latin tongues, from the firmness and stability of it; and which is a work of mighty power, and therefore so called; it particularly respects the starry heavens; for the sun, and moon, and stars, were placed in the firmament, Genesis 1:14; or the air and atmosphere about us, that presses upon us, and keeps all firm and stable. And now as this shows forth the glory of God, and his handiwork, Psalms 19:1; not only all in it should and do in their way praise the Lord; but especially men on earth, who enjoy the benefit of it. R. Judah understands this of the ark in the temple, called the ark of the Lord's strength.

r בקדשו "in sancto habitaculo suo", Vocceius; "in sancto ejus", Gejerus; εν τω αγιω αυτου, Symmachus apud Drusium. s "Ob sanctitatem ejus", Tirinus, Muis; "ob insignem sanctitatem ipsius", Campensis apud Gejerum.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Praise ye the Lord - See the notes at Psalms 146:1.

Praise God in his sanctuary - His holy place; the place where he dwells. The allusion here is, probably, to the temple, the place of his abode on earth.

Praise him in the firmament of his power - The whole expression is equivalent to earth and heaven; Praise him on earth; praise him in heaven. The word rendered firmament is the same which is used in Genesis 1:6. It properly means an expanse - a thing spread out. The verb from which the word is derived means to beat; then, to beat out - that is, to spread out by beating, as gold is; and then, simply to spread out, to expand. Compare Psalms 136:6; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:24. In Syriac the word means to make firm; but this idea is not necessarily in the Hebrew word. The idea of a firmament as something firm is derived from the Septuagint - in Genesis 1:6, στερέωμα stereōma - in this place, ἐν στερεώματι en stereōmati. The Hebrew, however, merely means “an expanse” - something spread out, as the heavens seem to us to be “stretched out;” and the call here is on all that dwell above that expanse - in heaven - to unite with those on earth in his praise. It is called “the expanse of his power” because it is in the heavens - in the sun, the moon, the stars - that the power of God seems to be principally displayed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM CL

A general exhortation to praise God, 1, 2.

With the trumpet, psaltery, and harp, 3.

With the timbrel and dance, stringed instruments and organs, 4.

With the cymbals, 5.

All living creatures are called upon to join in the exercise. 6.


NOTES ON PSALM CL.

This Psalm is without title and author in the Hebrew, and in all the ancient versions. It is properly the full chorus of all voices and instruments in the temple, at the conclusion of the grand Hallelujah, to which the five concluding Psalms belong.

Verse Psalms 150:1. Praise God in his sanctuary — In many places we have the compound word הללו-יה halelu-yah, praise ye Jehovah; but this is the first place in which we find הללו-אל halelu-el, praise God, or the strong God. Praise him who is Jehovah, the infinite and self-existent Being; and praise him who is God, El or Elohim, the great God in covenant with mankind, to bless and save them unto eternal life.

In his sanctuary - in the temple; in whatever place is dedicated to his service. Or, in his holiness - through his own holy influence in your hearts.

The firmament of his power. — Through the whole expanse, to the utmost limits of his power. As רקיע rakia is the firmament of vast expanse that surrounds the globe, and probably that in which all the celestial bodies of the solar system are included, it may have that meaning here. Praise him whose power and goodness extend through all worlds; and let the inhabitants of all those worlds share in the grand chorus, that it may be universal.


 
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