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Psalms 148:9–13

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Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
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From verse 9

  1. Isaiah 44:23Rank 1 from verse 9
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    23Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

  2. Isaiah 49:13Rank 2 from verse 9
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    13¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

  3. Isaiah 55:12–13Rank 3 from verse 9
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    12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

    13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  4. Psalms 97:4–5Rank 4 from verse 9
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    4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

    5The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

  5. Psalms 98:7–9Rank 5 from verse 9
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    7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

    8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

    9Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

From verse 10

  1. Genesis 1:20–25Rank 1 from verse 10
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    20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

    21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

    22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

    23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

    24¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

    25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

  2. Psalms 150:6Rank 2 from verse 10
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    6Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

  3. Psalms 103:22Rank 3 from verse 10
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    22Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.

  4. Ezekiel 17:23Rank 4 from verse 10
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    23In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

  5. Genesis 7:14Rank 5 from verse 10
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    14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

From verse 11

  1. Isaiah 60:3Rank 1 from verse 11
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    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  2. Psalms 102:15Rank 2 from verse 11
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    15So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

  3. Revelation 21:24Rank 3 from verse 11
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    24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

  4. Isaiah 49:23Rank 4 from verse 11
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    23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

  5. Proverbs 8:15–16Rank 5 from verse 11
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    15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

    16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

From verse 12

  1. Jeremiah 31:13Rank 1 from verse 12
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    13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

  2. Titus 2:4–6Rank 2 from verse 12
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    4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

    6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

  3. Matthew 21:15–16Rank 3 from verse 12
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    15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

    16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

  4. Psalms 68:25Rank 4 from verse 12
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    25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

  5. Luke 19:37Rank 5 from verse 12
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    37And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

From verse 13

  1. Psalms 113:4Rank 1 from verse 13
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    4The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

  2. Psalms 8:1Rank 2 from verse 13
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    1O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

  3. Psalms 8:9Rank 3 from verse 13
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    9O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

  4. Isaiah 12:4Rank 4 from verse 13
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    4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

  5. Psalms 99:3–4Rank 5 from verse 13
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    3Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

    4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

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Psalms 148:9

COMBINED MEANING

fruitful

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Prolific; bearing children; not barren. Very productive; producing fruit in abundance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 148:10

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Psalms 148:11

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 148:12

COMBINED MEANING

young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 148:13

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

alone

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1. Without others, company, or help; by oneself. 2. Only or solely. 3. In "let ... alone," to leave undisturbed or refrain from interfering with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

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10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

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11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

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12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

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13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

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14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

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