Psalms 148:5

Let them praise Yahweh’s name, For he commanded, and they were created.

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WEBBE

Let them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.

BSB

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

ASV

Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created.

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The early church

"Praise Him, all you angels of His, praise Him, all His powers" [Psalm 148:2]. "Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light" [Psalm 148:3]. "Praise Him, you heaven of heavens, and waters that are above the heavens" [Psalm 148:4]. "Let them praise the Name of the Lord" [Psalm 148:5]. When can he unfold all in his enumeration? Yet he has in a manner touched upon them all summarily, and included all things in heaven praising their Creator. And as though it were said to him, "Why do they praise Him? What has He conferred on them, that they should praise Him?" he goes on, "for He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created." No wonder if the works praise the Worker, no wonder if the things that are made praise the Maker, no wonder if creation praise its Creator. In this Christ also is mentioned, though we seem not to have heard His Name....By what were they made? By the Word? [John 1:1-2] How does he show in this Psalm, that all things were made by the Word? "He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created." No one speaks, no one commands, save by word.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

We, in this dark and sinful world, know little of the heavenly world of light. But we know that there is above us a world of blessed angels. They are always praising God, therefore the psalmist shows his desire that God may be praised in the best manner; also we show that we have communion with spirits above, who are still praising him. The heavens, with all contained in them, declare the glory of God. They call on us, that both by word and deed, we glorify with them the Creator and Redeemer of the universe.

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Spurgeon · Verse 5

Let them praise the name of the LORD; for he commanded, and they were created. Here is good argument: The Maker should have honour from his works, they should tell forth his praise: and thus they should praise his name —by which his character is intended. The name of JEHOVAH is written legibly upon his works, so that his power, wisdom, goodness, and other attributes are therein made manifest to thoughtful men, and thus his name is praised. The highest praise of God is to declare what he is. We can invent nothing which would magnify the Lord: we can never extol him better than by repeating his name, or describing his character. The Lord is to be extolled as creating all things that exist, and as doing so by the simple agency of his word. He created by a command; what a power is this! Well may he expect those to praise him who owe their being to him. Evolution may be atheistic; but the doctrine of creation logically demands worship; and hence, as the tree is known by its fruit, it proves itself to be true. Those who were created by command are under command to adore their Creator. The voice which said "Let them be", now saith "Let them praise."

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.