Psalm 148:13 Praise Him

Psalm 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendour is above the earth and the heavens.

Again beginning and ending with hallelujah, Psalm 148 lists those who should prasie praise God and gives reasons for them to praise him. First, the psalmist calls for Praise the LORD from the heavens. he says praise him in the heights above. Secondly, he says Praise the LORD from the earth (7). From the heavens praise should come from all his angels and all his heavenly hosts ... sun and moon ... all you shining stars ... highest heavens (heaven itself) ... waters above the skies. They should praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created and he set them in place forever. From the earth he mentions you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds ... mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds, and then human beings - kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth, young men and maidens, old men and children. The reason we and all these should praise the LORD is that his name alone is exalted; his splendour is above the earth and the heavens. In other words, there is no-one more worthy of praise. Of all the things he mentions God alone deserves the sort of prasie this psalm gives. Nothing matches his splendour. Verse 14 appears to be an extra reason why God should be praised. He has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his saints, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Perhaps it refers firstly to David or some other king but ultimately it refers to the Messiah who was to come and has now come.