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Psalm 148

Psa. 148:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let them praise
halal (Hebrew #1984)
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Pronounce: haw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
h: for he commanded
tsavah (Hebrew #6680)
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV usage: appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Pronounce: tsaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and they were created
bara' (Hebrew #1254)
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
KJV usage: choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
Pronounce: baw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Gen. 1:1• 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Gen. 1:1)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 33:6‑9• 6By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made,{HR}And all their host by the breath of his mouth;
 7Gathering together as a heap the waters of the sea,{HR}Putting the depths in storehouses.
 8All the earth shall fear before Jehovah,{HR}All the inhabitants of the world shall be afraid before him.
 9For he spake and it was;{HR}He commanded and it stood. (Psa. 33:6‑9)
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Psa. 95:5• 5Whose [is] the sea, and he made it;{HR}And his hands formed the dry [land]. (Psa. 95:5)
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Gen. 1:1‑2,6• 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
 2And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God [was] brooding upon the face of the waters.
 6And God said, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and dividing be between waters and waters. (Gen. 1:1‑2,6)
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Jer. 10:11‑13• 11Thus shall ye say unto them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
 12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
 13When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. (Jer. 10:11‑13)
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Amos 9:6• 6It is he that buildeth his upper chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name. (Amos 9:6)
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Rev. 4:11• 11Thou art worthy, O Lord [and our God], to receive the glory and the honour and the power: for thou createdest all things, and because of thy will they were and were created. (Rev. 4:11)
• They will praise Him for His excellence as Creator (vs. 5). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:

W. Kelly Translation

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Let them praise the name of Jehovah,{HR}For he commanded, and they were created;