Passage Research
Psalm 148 — Sermon Preparation
A cosmic praise psalm summoning every layer of creation — angels, sun, moon, stars, sea creatures, mountains, and all humanity — to join in praising the LORD. Below is a research summary for Psalm 148, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 148 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָלַל | hâlal | H1984 | 12 | be clear, shine |
| שָׁמַיִם | shâmayim | H8064 | 5 | sky, aloft |
| יָהּ | Yâhh | H3050 | 2 | Jah |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 3 | appellation, honor |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 2 | people, tribe |
| קִיטוֹר | qîyṭôwr | H7008 | 1 | fume, cloud |
| רֶמֶשׂ | remes | H7431 | 1 | reptile |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 148, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This psalm is a most solemn and earnest call to all the creatures, according to their capacity, to praise their Creator, and to show forth his eternal power and Godhead, the invisible things of which are manifested in the things that are seen. Thereby the psalmist designs to express his great affection to the duty of praise; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 148:1–30 (Public Domain)
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