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Praise him,הַלְלוּהוּsunשֶׁמֶשׁand moon;וְיָרֵחַpraise him,הַלְלוּהוּallכָּלstarsכּוֹכְבֵיof light.אוֹר
Psalms 148:3
Study it in the app“Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.”
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 148:3, word by word
- Praise himהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- and moonיָרֵחַyareach
moon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appears- starsכּוֹכְבֵיkochve
star
Star.
Where else “kochve” appears- of lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears
The context
2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his armies.
3 · This verse (above)
4Praise him, heavens of the heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens.