Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Cross-reference
Psalm 148:7 is the same psalm's second half, now calling the earth to praise—complementing the call from the heavens in verse 1.
Psalm 89:5 declares the heavens praise God's wonders, directly echoing the call to heavenly praise here.
Psalm 69:34 explicitly calls heaven and earth to praise, directly paralleling the call from the heavens in Psalm 148:1.
Psalm 96:11 calls the heavens to be glad and the earth to rejoice, using language very similar to Psalm 148:1's praise from the heavens.
Psalm 33:6 describes the creation of the heavens by God's word, linking to the created order that praises in Psalm 148:1.
Psalm 145:10 says all God's works give thanks, which includes the heavens—a general parallel to the universal praise call.
Psalm 146:1 calls the individual soul to praise, while this verse calls the heavens — both opening with 'Praise the Lord!'.
Psalm 149:1 begins with 'Praise the Lord' and calls for a new song in the assembly, but focuses on the congregation rather than the heavens.
Isaiah 49:13 calls the heavens to sing for joy, parallel to this call for heavenly praise, and adds a reason: God's comfort.
Luke 2:13 shows the heavenly host praising God, fulfilling the call for heavenly praise in this verse.
Luke 2:14 records the angels' praise 'Glory to God in the highest', directly answering the call to praise from the heavens.
Revelation 19:1-6 describes a multitude in heaven praising God, a powerful echo of the call to heavenly praise here.
1 Chronicles 16:31 also calls the heavens to rejoice, echoing the same cosmic praise theme as 'praise from the heavens'.
Isaiah 42:10 calls for a new song from the ends of the earth, including sea and coastlands—a global praise parallel to the heavens' praise.
Jeremiah 51:15 describes God's creative power over the heavens, providing the theological basis for the call to praise in Psalm 148:1.