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Psalms 148:1

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Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!

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EXPLANATION

Verse 1. Alleluia. Septuagint Syr. and so forth add, “of Aggæus and Zacharias,” as it seems to have been composed after the captivity, verse 13. Calmet.—But why might not David thus invite all to praise God? He descends from the highest creatures to those on earth. Bert.—Heavens. All ye blessed spirits, preach God for the excellence of your nature, and for your numbers. Worthington.

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Hebrew: יה Yah

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LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.

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