Psalms 148:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
Webster's Revision
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
World English Bible
Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For he commanded, and they were created.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
Definitions for Psalms 148:5
Clarke's Psalms 148:5 Bible Commentary
He commanded, and they were created - He spake the word expressive of the idea in his infinite mind; and they sprang into being according to that idea.
Barnes's Psalms 148:5 Bible Commentary
Let them praise the name of the Lord - That is, Let them praise Yahweh himself - the name being often put for the person or thing referred to.
For he commanded, and they were created - He showed his great power by merely speaking, and they came at once into being. Compare Psalm 33:6, note; Psalm 33:9, note.
