Psalm 148
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter LXXXV, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- II.II.5, II.XXXIV.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- II.I.5, First Prinicples (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- II.IX, V.XIII, V.XLIV, VI.XIX, VIII.LXVI, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
- III.46, Against the Heathen, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- From Augustine's
Exposition
on the Psalms.
- "But praise with your whole selves: that is, let not your tongue and voice alone praise God, but your conscience also, your life, your deeds."
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "For the greater gifts that any has received and the more high that one is preferred, the more bound is he to praise God for the same: but neither high nor low condition or degree can be exempted from this duty."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "Even in this world, dark and bad as it is, God is praised."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "The horn - In scripture commonly denotes strength, victory, glory, and felicity."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole
Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "They are further described as "His people," and "near unto Him," sustaining by covenanted care a peculiarly intimate relation."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Psalm 148, Fred Gaiser, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2012.
- "The psalm includes both the offense of particularity and the promise of particularity."
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 148, (Christmas 1B), Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2012.
-
Commentary,
Psalm 148, J. Clinton McCann, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2010.
- "Psalm 148 suggests that God will not properly be praised until the congregation includes not only all people, but also all living things and the inanimate features of creation."
- "Cosmic Praise," Karen Georgia Thompson, ucc.org: Sermon Seeds, lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, bulletin back page, 2010.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 148, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2010.
- "Praise and Creation," Paul Bellan Boyer, City Called Heaven, 2010.
- "Praise does not come easy to everyone."
- Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Psalm 148, Easter 5C, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
-
Psalm 148, Easter 5C,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "It is easy to mistake what we can hear for the total of the praise that is offered the Lord."
-
Commentary,
Psalm 148, Jerome Creach, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "Indeed, Psalm 148 will not allow praise of God that turns into praise of self. It will also not allow the people of God to remove themselves from the rest of creation."
-
Commentary, Psalm 148, James Limburg, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "Clearly, praise need not be limited to human words or actions. If our dancing can express praise, why not the dance of the loons on a Minnesota lake? If the sound of the trumpet in Handel's Messiah can express praise, why not the sound of a trumpeter swan?"
- The Old Testament Readings: Psalm 148. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
- Hallelu in 148, Prayer in Downtown, Hopkins, MN.
- Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Psalm 148, Christmas 1C. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- Commentary,
Psalm 148, Fred Gaiser, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2012.
- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Endres, John C.,
"Praising God the Creator: Praying the Psalms during the Spiritual
Exercises of Ignatius," Ex Auditu, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fretheim, Terence E.,
"Nature's Praise of God in the Psalms," Ex Auditu, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hillers, Delbert R.,
"A Study of Psalm 148," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Warden, Duane, "All Things Praise Him (Psalm 148),"
Restoration Quarterly, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Endres, John C.,
"Praising God the Creator: Praying the Psalms during the Spiritual
Exercises of Ignatius," Ex Auditu, 2002.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Sun and Moon and All of You Bright Stars, Come and Offer Praise," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Liturgy:
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 148, (Christmas 1B), Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2012.
- Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Psalm 148:2, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Commercial Site: "Psalm 148," video for Christmas 1B, The Work of the People.
- Hymns and Music:
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 148. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- "Let Us Praise the Lord, Our God, Almighty," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 148 set to Austria (87 87 D) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
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