Discovery BoxPsalms 148:3-6 
Context148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon!
Praise him, all you shiny stars! 1
148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,
and you waters above the sky! 2
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; 3
he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 4
1 tn Heb “stars of light.”
2 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.
3 tn Or “forever and ever.”
4 tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”
