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PraiseהַלְלוּYah.יָהּPraiseהַלְלוּYHWHאֶת יְהוָהfrom the heavens;מִן הַשָּׁמַיִםpraise himהַלְלוּהוּin the heights.בַּמְּרוֹמִים
Psalms 148:1
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The whole cosmos, from angels to sun and moon, is invited to praiseCreationAngels, sun, moon and stars are called to praisePraise and worship
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 148:1, word by word
- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- from the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears- in the heightsמְּרוֹמִיםmeromim
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “meromim” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his armies.