Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 148:2

Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 148:2 - 148:2

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 148:2 - 148:2

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148:1 - 148:1
148:2 - 148:2
148:3 - 148:3
148:4 - 148:4
148:5 - 148:5
148:6 - 148:6
148:7 - 148:7
148:8 - 148:8
148:9 - 148:9
148:10 - 148:10
148:11 - 148:11
148:12 - 148:12
148:13 - 148:13
148:14 - 148:14

He inviteth the angels here, and the senseless creatures afterward, to praise God; not as if the former needed, or the latter were capable of, his exhortation, but only by a poetical rapture; the design whereof is, that men by this means might be more provoked to this duty. The angels are called

hosts, here and 1Ki_22:19, for their vast numbers, exquisite order, and perfect subjection to their General, the Lord of hosts.