Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
God's power, goodness, and wisdom are written everywhere, so His praises ought to resound from every corner of creation. Angels and stars, dumb elements and brute beasts, all declare Him. Yet most men are both blind to His works and silent in His praise; only Israel, given His special revelation, can truly speak for the world.
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Commenting on Psalm 148:1-14
Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he commanded, and they were created. Here is good argument: The Maker should have honour from his works, they should tell forth his praise: and thus they should praise his name —by which his character is intended.
We, in this dark and depressed world, know but little of the world of light and exaltation, and, conversing within narrow confines, can scarcely admit any tolerable conceptions of the vast regions above. But this we know, I. That there is above us a world of blessed angels by whom God is praised, an innumerable company of them.
Commenting on Psalm 148:1-6