Psalm 148:2

Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

Cross-references

Psalm 103:20 similarly calls God's angels to bless Him, mirroring the command 'Praise him, all his angels' in Psalm 148:2.

Psalm 103:21 calls all God's hosts to bless Him – a direct parallel to the praise of hosts commanded in Psalm 148:2.

Revelation 5:11-13 directly depicts countless angels praising God and the Lamb, echoing the same call for the heavenly hosts to praise found in Psalm 148:2.

Nehemiah 9:6 explicitly states that the 'multitudes of heaven worship you,' directly parallel to Psalm 148:2's call for the heavenly hosts to praise God.

Luke 2:13 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 2:13, the heavenly host actually praises God at Christ's birth, fulfilling the call of Psalm 148:2.

Revelation 5:13 has every creature in heaven and earth praising God, echoing the call for angels to praise in Psalm 148:2.

Revelation 7:11 depicts angels worshiping God, directly responding to the praise command in Psalm 148:2.

Job 38:7 Allusion

Job 38:7 describes the morning stars (angels) shouting for joy at creation – a specific instance of the praise commanded in Psalm 148:2.

Genesis 32:2 Historical context

Genesis 32:2 describes Jacob seeing angels and calling them 'the camp of God.' This identifies the same heavenly hosts that Psalm 148:2 summons to praise.