Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 19:1-4, Psalm 148, Isaiah 55:12 - New International Version (2024)

Psalm 19^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹The heavens^(A) declare^(B) the glory of God;^(C)
the skies^(D) proclaim the work of his hands.^(E)
2Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.^(F)
3They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
⁴Yet their voice^[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.^(G)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent^(H) for the sun.^(I)

Footnotes

1. Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
2. Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line

Cross references

1. Psalm 19:1 : Ps 89:5; Isa 40:22
2. Psalm 19:1 : Ps 50:6; 148:3; Ro 1:19
3. Psalm 19:1 : Ps 4:2; 8:1; 97:6; Isa 6:3
4. Psalm 19:1 : S Ge 1:8
5. Psalm 19:1 : S Ps 8:6; S 103:22
6. Psalm 19:2 : Ps 74:16
7. Psalm 19:4 : Ro 10:18*
8. Psalm 19:4 : S Job 36:29; Ps 104:2
9. Psalm 19:4 : S Jdg 5:31

Psalm 148

¹Praise the Lord.^[a](A)

Praise the Lord from the heavens;^(B)
praise him in the heights above.
²Praise him, all his angels;^(C)
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.^(D)
3Praise him, sun^(E) and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
⁴Praise him, you highest heavens^(F)
and you waters above the skies.^(G)

⁵Let them praise the name^(H) of the Lord,
for at his command^(I) they were created,
⁶and he established them for ever and ever—
he issued a decree^(J) that will never pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord^(K) from the earth,
you great sea creatures^(L) and all ocean depths,^(M)
8lightning and hail,^(N) snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,^(O)
9you mountains and all hills,^(P)
fruit trees and all cedars,
¹⁰wild animals^(Q) and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
¹¹kings^(R) of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
¹²young men and women,
old men and children.

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,^(S)
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor^(T) is above the earth and the heavens.^(U)
14And he has raised up for his people a horn,^[b](V)
the praise^(W) of all his faithful servants,^(X)
of Israel, the people close to his heart.^(Y)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 148:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 14
2. Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strength.

Cross references

1. Psalm 148:1 : Ps 33:2; 103:1
2. Psalm 148:1 : Ps 19:1; 69:34; 150:1
3. Psalm 148:2 : Ps 103:20
4. Psalm 148:2 : S 1Ki 22:19
5. Psalm 148:3 : S Ps 19:1
6. Psalm 148:4 : S Dt 10:14
7. Psalm 148:4 : S Ge 1:7
8. Psalm 148:5 : Ps 145:21
9. Psalm 148:5 : S Ps 147:15
10. Psalm 148:6 : Jer 31:35-36; 33:25
11. Psalm 148:7 : Ps 33:2
12. Psalm 148:7 : S Ge 1:21; Ps 74:13-14
13. Psalm 148:7 : S Dt 33:13
14. Psalm 148:8 : S Ex 9:18; S Jos 10:11
15. Psalm 148:8 : Job 37:11-12; S Ps 103:20; 147:15-18
16. Psalm 148:9 : Isa 44:23; 49:13; 55:12
17. Psalm 148:10 : Isa 43:20; Hos 2:18
18. Psalm 148:11 : S Ps 102:15
19. Psalm 148:13 : S Ps 113:2; 138:4
20. Psalm 148:13 : S Ps 145:5
21. Psalm 148:13 : S Ps 8:1
22. Psalm 148:14 : S 1Sa 2:1
23. Psalm 148:14 : S Ex 15:2; Ps 22:3
24. Psalm 148:14 : S Ps 145:10
25. Psalm 148:14 : S Dt 26:19

¹²You will go out in joy^(A)
and be led forth in peace;^(B)
the mountains and hills
will burst into song^(C) before you,
and all the trees^(D) of the field
will clap their hands.^(E)

Cross references

1. Isaiah 55:12 : S Ps 98:4; S Isa 35:2
2. Isaiah 55:12 : Isa 54:10, 13
3. Isaiah 55:12 : S Ps 65:12-13; S 96:12-13
4. Isaiah 55:12 : S 1Ch 16:33
5. Isaiah 55:12 : Ps 98:8