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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
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Bible Commentaries
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible Dummelow on the Bible
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Bibliographical Information
Dummelow, John. "Commentary on Psalms 148". "Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dcb/psalms-148.html. 1909.
Dummelow, John. "Commentary on Psalms 148". "Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible". https://studylight.org/
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Verses 1-14
This is the ’Gloria in Excelsis’ of the Psalter, wherein all created things, animate and inanimate, are called upon to praise Jehovah.
1. From the heavens] i.e. angels and the heavenly bodies.
4. Waters that be above the heavens] So God divided the waters: see Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7.
6. Which shall not pass] RM’which none shall transgress.’
8. Vapours] smoke or steam: cp. Psalms 119:83.
13. Excellent] RV ’exalted.’
14. RM ’a horn for his people, a praise for all his saints,’ i.e. the giving victory to God’s people (’exalting the horn’) is a subject of praise.