Psalm 148:3

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Cross-reference

Psalm 8:1 Related theme

Psalm 8:3 considers the moon and stars as God's handiwork, parallel to Psalm 148:3 calling them to praise.

Psalm 19:1-6 declares the heavens proclaim God's glory, aligning with Psalm 148:3's call for sun, moon, stars to praise.

Psalm 136:7-9 praises God for creating the sun, moon, and stars, reinforcing the call in Psalm 148:3 for these to praise Him.

Psalm 8:3 Parallel

In Psalm 8:3, the same moon and stars are seen as God's handiwork, inspiring awe and praise — echoing the call to praise from creation itself.

Psalm 33:6 Parallel

In Psalm 33:6, the sun, moon, and stars are created by God's word — the very reason they praise him in Psalm 148:3.

Psalm 147:4 Parallel

In Psalm 147:4, God numbers and names the stars — showing his personal care for the very objects called to praise.

In Psalm 103:22, all God's works everywhere are called to bless him — the sun, moon, and stars are part of that universal praise.

Psalm 136:8 Parallel

In Psalm 136:8, the sun's role as ruler of the day is tied to God's enduring love — a reason for the sun to praise.

In Genesis 1:14-16, God creates the sun, moon, and stars — the very objects here called to praise their Maker.

Deuteronomy 4:19 warns against worshiping these same sun, moon, and stars — here they are called to worship, not be worshiped.

In Genesis 1:16, God creates the two great lights and the stars — the exact objects that Psalm 148:3 calls to praise.

In Joshua 10:12, Joshua commands the sun and moon to stop — these same celestial bodies obey God, later called to praise in Psalm 148:3.

Joshua 10:13 records the sun and moon obeying by standing still — showing their responsiveness to divine command, echoed in their call to praise.

In Isaiah 40:26, God creates and names the stars by his great power — the basis for their praise in Psalm 148:3.