Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
- KJV Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
- NKJV Praisethe Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
- NASB Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
- NLT Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven!
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Quick answer
The final psalm opens by summoning praise to God both in His earthly sanctuary and in the heavens, celebrating His mighty acts.
Overview
Psalm 150 is the grand doxology that closes the entire Psalter, and verse 1 establishes the scope of praise: it spans heaven and earth, the sanctuary below and the firmament above. God is to be praised both where He meets His people in worship and throughout the whole created order. This universal call anticipates the day when all creation joins in praise around the throne of God and the Lamb (Revelation 5:13).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 149:1Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.
- Ps 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
- Ps 116:18–19I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
- Ps 29:9The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
- Ezek 10:1And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Dan 12:3Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
- Ps 118:19–20Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
- Ps 102:19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
- Ps 19:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Ezek 1:22–26Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
- Gen 1:6–8And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
- Ps 66:13–16I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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