King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Complete Jewish Bible:
Praise ADONAI from the earth, sea monsters and watery depths,
Berean Standard Bible:
Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
American Standard Version:
Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Praise{H1984} the LORD{H3068} from the earth{H776}, ye dragons{H8577}, and all deeps{H8415}:
Cross-References (KJV):
Genesis 1:21
- And 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.
Psalms 74:13
- Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Psalms 74:14
- Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Isaiah 43:20
- The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Psalms 104:25
- [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Psalms 104:26
- There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.
Isaiah 51:9
- ¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?
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Commentary for Psalms 148:7
Psalm 148:7 is part of a larger hymn of praise within the Book of Psalms, which is a collection of prayers, poems, and songs that express a wide range of human emotions and religious experiences. This particular psalm, Psalm 148, is a call to all creation to praise the Lord. It is structured as an invitation to various elements of the universe, both in the heavens (verses 1-6) and on earth (verses 7-12), to join in a symphony of worship.
The verse itself, "Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps," extends this call to praise God to the mythical creatures of the deep, often interpreted as the powerful and awe-inspiring creatures of the sea, such as whales or sea serpents, which in the ancient Near Eastern context could symbolize chaos or the untamed aspects of nature. The "dragons" (Hebrew: tanninim) mentioned here are likely a reference to such mythic sea creatures, and "all deeps" encompasses the vast, mysterious, and unseen parts of the ocean.
Historically, the psalm reflects the Israelite understanding of Yahweh as the creator and sustainer of the entire cosmos, a theme that resonates with the creation accounts found in Genesis. It also reflects a worldview that sees all of creation as interconnected and responsive to the divine. The call to the creatures of the earth and sea to praise God emphasizes the belief that all parts of creation, animate and inanimate, have a role in glorifying the Creator.
In summary, Psalm 148:7 is a poetic invitation for all aspects of the earth, particularly the powerful and often feared creatures of the sea, to engage in the worship of the Lord. It is a testament to the ancient Israelite belief in a God who is sovereign over all the earth, including its most mysterious and untamed reaches, and it encourages a perspective that recognizes the value and purpose of all creation in the act of praising God.
*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model
Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1984
There are 140 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הָלַל
Transliteration: hâlal
Pronunciation: haw-lal'
Description: a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine. - Strong's Number: H3068
There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהֹוָה
Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. - Strong's Number: H776
There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶרֶץ
Transliteration: ʼerets
Pronunciation: eh'-rets
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. - Strong's Number: H8577
There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תַּנִּין
Transliteration: tannîyn
Pronunciation: tan-neen'
Description: or תַּנִּים; (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as תַּן; a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal; dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale. - Strong's Number: H8415
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תְּהוֹם
Transliteration: tᵉhôwm
Pronunciation: teh-home'
Description: or תְּהֹם; (usually feminine) from הוּם; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply); deep (place), depth.