# Psalms 148.5 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light. 4. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. > > **5. Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created.** > > 6. He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away. 7. Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps. (Psalms 148:3-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars! 4. Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are above the heavens. > > **5. Let them praise Yahweh’s name, For he commanded, and they were created.** > > 6. He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away. 7. Praise Yahweh from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths; (Psalms 148:3-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. > > **5. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.** > > 6. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 7. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: (Psalms 148:3-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light. 4. Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. > > **5. They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.** > > 6. And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over. 7. Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps, (Psalms 148:3-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Big Bang](/codex/big-bang/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.