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Psalm 148:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 148:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
princes and all rulers on the earth,
12 young men and women,
the elderly, as well as children.[a]
13 [b]Let them all praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 148:12 See Jer 31:13.
- Psalm 148:13 The psalmist gives the reasons behind the praise: God is the exalted Ruler, who is not subject to the limitations of the earth or the heavens, and he has unique concern for his people, i.e., those devoted to him, his saints.
- Psalm 148:13 See Pss 108:5; 113:2-4.
