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Praise him, sun and moon;
    offer praise to him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens,[a]
    and you waters above the heavens.
Let them praise the name[b] of the Lord,
    for it was at his command that they were created.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 148:4 See Gen 1:6f; 1 Ki 8:27; 2 Cor 12:2; Eph 4:10. Highest heavens: literally, “the heavens of the heavens,” i.e., the space above the “expanse,” which separated the “waters above” from the “waters below” (see Ps 104:3, 13; Gen 1:6f).
  2. Psalm 148:5 Name: see note on Ps 5:12.