148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,
and you waters above the sky! 1
148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he gave the command and they came into existence.
148:6 He established them so they would endure; 2
he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 3
1 sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.
2 tn Or “forever and ever.”
3 tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”