Praise to the Creator
(Psalms 148:1–14)
Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; Psa 32:11Php 4:4Psa 147:1Psa 118:15Psa 97:121Co 1:30-31Pro 15:8Psa 78:36-37
it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
Praise the LORD with the harp; Psa 150:3-6Psa 98:4-5Psa 144:9Exo 15:201Ch 15:161Ch 15:281Ch 25:31Ch 25:6
make music to Him with ten strings.
Sing to Him a new song; Eph 5:191Ch 25:7Isa 42:10Psa 96:11Ch 13:8Col 3:16Psa 144:9Psa 98:1
play skillfully with a shout of joy.
For the word of the LORD is upright, Psa 12:6Deu 32:4Tit 1:2Pro 30:5Psa 19:8Dan 4:37Psa 119:75Psa 36:5-6
and all His work is trustworthy.
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; Psa 11:7Psa 119:64Mat 5:45Psa 104:24Psa 45:7Act 14:17Heb 1:9Psa 145:15-16
the earth is full of His loving devotion.
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, Heb 11:32Pe 3:5Job 33:4Jhn 1:1-3Gen 2:1Psa 33:9Gen 2:7Gen 1:1
and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
He piles up the waters of the sea; Exo 15:8Jos 3:16Jos 3:13Gen 1:9-10Hab 3:15Psa 104:6-9Jer 5:22Job 26:10
He puts the depths into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the LORD; Rev 14:6-7Psa 96:9-10Rev 15:4Psa 22:27Jer 10:7-12Psa 67:7Psa 76:7Dan 6:25-26
let all the people of the world revere Him.
For He spoke, and it came to be; Gen 1:3Psa 33:6Psa 148:5-6Rev 4:11Col 1:16-17Heb 11:3Heb 1:3Psa 119:90-91
He commanded, and it stood firm.
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; Psa 21:11Job 5:12-13Isa 44:25Pro 21:302Sa 15:31Isa 8:9-10Psa 140:8Psa 2:1-4
He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, Pro 19:21Isa 46:10Job 23:13Isa 14:24Isa 55:8-9Jer 29:11Lam 3:37Eph 1:11
the purposes of His heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, Psa 144:151Pe 2:9Jhn 15:16Deu 7:6-8Deu 33:29Eph 1:4Psa 65:4Tit 2:14
the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
The LORD looks down from heaven; Job 28:24Psa 11:4Psa 53:2Heb 4:132Ch 16:9Jer 23:23-24Pro 15:3Psa 14:2
He sees all the sons of men.
From His dwelling place He gazes 1Ki 8:391Ki 8:271Ki 8:301Ki 8:431Ti 6:16Isa 57:15Isa 66:1Luk 11:2
on all who inhabit the earth.
He shapes the hearts of each; Jer 32:19Hos 7:2Psa 44:211Co 4:5Act 17:26Ecc 7:29Isa 64:8Job 10:8
He considers all their works.
No king is saved by his vast army; Psa 44:3Jer 9:23Psa 44:6-7Jdg 7:21Sa 14:8-161Sa 17:45-492Ch 32:8-92Sa 21:16-22
no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; Pro 21:31Psa 20:7Psa 147:10Job 39:19-25Hos 14:3Isa 30:162Ki 7:6-7Ecc 9:11
even its great strength cannot save.
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, 1Pe 3:12Psa 147:11Job 36:7Psa 34:15-20Heb 6:18Psa 13:5Psa 52:8Rom 4:4-8
on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
to deliver them from death Psa 37:19Pro 10:3Job 5:19-22Isa 33:16Jhn 10:28Mat 6:31-33Psa 37:3Psa 91:10
and keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the LORD; Isa 40:31Psa 27:14Psa 130:5-6Psa 115:9-121Ch 5:20Psa 62:5-6Isa 8:17Psa 144:1-2
He is our help and our shield.
For our hearts rejoice in Him, Psa 13:5Jhn 16:22Zec 10:7Isa 25:9Psa 30:10-12Rev 4:81Ch 16:10Psa 28:7
since we trust in His holy name.
May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, Psa 13:5Psa 119:76Mat 9:29Psa 5:11-12Psa 119:49Psa 32:10
as we put our hope in You.