Psalm 148:3

Modern

Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

Traditional

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Literal

Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all stars of light!

Latin

Laudate eum, sol et luna; laudate eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.

Hebrew

English

Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

This psalm calls for the whole created order to praise the Lord because he has honored his faithful people.

The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).

Psalm 19:1–6
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Psalm 136:7–9
He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalm 8:1–3
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Genesis 1:14–16
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Genesis 8:22
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”
Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Psalm 89:36–37
…his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
Jeremiah 33:20
“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,