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class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/148.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/148.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/148.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, Sea monsters, and all the ocean depths;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/148.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, Sea monsters and all deeps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/148.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, Sea monsters and all deeps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/148.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Praise Yahweh from the earth, Sea monsters and all deeps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/148.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, Sea monsters and all deeps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/148.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/148.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/148.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/148.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All creatures on earth, you obey his commands, so come praise the LORD! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/148.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/148.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth. Praise him, large sea creatures and all the ocean depths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/148.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, sea monsters and all ocean depths; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/148.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, you from the earth, you creatures of the sea and all you depths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/148.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/148.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/148.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/148.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/148.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Praise Yahweh from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/148.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Praise YHWH from the earth, "" Dragons and all deeps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/148.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/148.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye dragons and all depths:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/148.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/148.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/148.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all the deeps of the sea; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/148.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/148.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, you great serpents and all deeps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/148.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Praise LORD JEHOVAH from the Earth, dragons and all the depths!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/148.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/148.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Praise the Lord from the earth, ye serpents, and all deeps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/148-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=18286" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/148.htm">Praise the LORD From the Heavens!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: hal·lū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To shine.">Praise</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: tan·nî·nîm (N-mp) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">great sea creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: tə·hō·mō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">and ocean depths,</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a></span><br />So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20</a></span><br />The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Jonah 1:15</a></span><br />Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-13.htm">Revelation 5:13</a></span><br />And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-10</a></span><br />But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Psalm 69:34</a></span><br />Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a></span><br />“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-27.htm">Matthew 8:27</a></span><br />The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Praise the LORD from the earth, you dragons, and all deeps:</p><p class="hdg">from the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-1.htm">Psalm 148:1</a></b></br> Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.</p><p class="hdg">ye dragons</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13,14</a></b></br> Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Psalm 104:25,26</a></b></br> <i>So is</i> this great and wide sea, wherein <i>are</i> things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a></b></br> And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that <i>it was</i> good.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/psalms/140-10.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Monsters</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Ocean</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/148-5.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/146-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Sea-Beasts</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Sea-Monsters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/psalms/148-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/150-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Monsters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Ocean</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/148-13.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Sea-Beasts</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Sea-Monsters</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 148</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/148-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the celestial</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">The terrestrial</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/148-11.htm">And the rational creatures to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/148.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/148.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Praise the LORD from the earth</b><br>This phrase calls for worship originating from the earth, emphasizing that all creation is to glorify God. The earth, in biblical context, often represents the realm of humanity and all living creatures. This call to praise is inclusive, suggesting that worship is not limited to the heavens but is a universal mandate. The earth is seen as God's creation, and its inhabitants are to acknowledge His sovereignty and majesty. This echoes the creation narrative in Genesis, where God saw everything He made as "very good," and it aligns with the call for all creation to worship in <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-12</a>.<p><b>all great sea creatures</b><br>The mention of "great sea creatures" highlights the vastness and diversity of God's creation. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the sea and its creatures often symbolized chaos and mystery. However, in the biblical narrative, these creatures are under God's control and are called to praise Him, demonstrating His authority over all creation. The "great sea creatures" could refer to large marine animals like whales or mythical creatures like Leviathan, mentioned in <a href="/job/41.htm">Job 41</a> and <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a>, symbolizing God's power over even the most formidable aspects of creation.<p><b>and ocean depths</b><br>The "ocean depths" refer to the deep and often unexplored parts of the sea, symbolizing the unknown and the powerful forces of nature. In biblical literature, the depths of the ocean can represent the foundations of the earth and the mysterious aspects of God's creation. This phrase underscores that even the most remote and hidden parts of the world are called to praise God. The ocean depths are a testament to God's creative power and are often associated with His ability to bring order out of chaos, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure of worship in this Psalm, Yahweh is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/great_sea_creatures.htm">Great Sea Creatures</a></b><br>These refer to the large and mighty creatures of the sea, such as whales and leviathans, which are often seen as symbols of God's creative power and majesty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/ocean_depths.htm">Ocean Depths</a></b><br>This term encompasses the vast and mysterious parts of the ocean, representing the unknown and the powerful forces of nature that are under God's command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_worship.htm">Universal Call to Worship</a></b><br>All of creation, including the most powerful and mysterious parts, is called to praise God. This reminds us that worship is not limited to humans but is a cosmic activity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The mention of sea creatures and ocean depths underscores God's dominion over the natural world. We can trust in His control over the vast and unknown aspects of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Majesty of God's Creation</a></b><br>Observing the grandeur of the sea and its creatures can lead us to a deeper appreciation of God's creative power and inspire us to worship Him more fully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusion_of_all_creation_in_worship.htm">Inclusion of All Creation in Worship</a></b><br>This verse encourages us to see the value and purpose in all parts of creation, prompting us to care for the environment as stewards of God's handiwork.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_148.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 148</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_extinct_species_praise_god.htm">How does the psalm’s call for all creatures to praise God align with extinct animals or undiscovered species? (Psalm 148:7, 10) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_bible_mention_leviathan.htm">Why does the Bible include mythical creatures such as Leviathan and Behemoth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_dinosaurs.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on dinosaurs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_animals_suffer.htm">Why does God allow animals to suffer if they have no moral culpability?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/148.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Earth�</span>--The invocation now passes downwards, and the first sound of terrestrial praise is to come, according to the order of Creation in Genesis 1, from the sea-monsters (for which see Note, <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm" title="You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake the heads of the dragons in the waters.">Psalm 74:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm" title="You shall tread on the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet.">Psalm 91:13</a>), the "deeps" being added to include all great waters in which such creatures are found.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/148.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Praise the Lord from the earth</span>. The counterpart of the clause in ver. 1, "Praise ye the Lord from the heavens." Earth must join with heaven in the praise of God. <span class="cmt_word">Ye dragons</span>; or, "ye sea-monsters" (comp. <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13</a>, where the same word is used). Hengstenberg translates by "whales;" but all the greater sea-animals are probably included. <span class="cmt_word">And all deeps</span>. The extreme "ocean depths" are meant - "lower deeps," in certain parts of what was commonly known as "the great deep" (<a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Psalm 36:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/148-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Praise</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽלְל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great sea creatures</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(tan·nî·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> </span><span class="str2">A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ocean depths,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהֹמֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hō·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 148:7 Praise Yahweh from the earth you great (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/148-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 148:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 148:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 148:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 148:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>