Psalm 148:4

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Cross-reference

Psalm 104:3 Parallel

Psalm 104:3 describes God's upper chambers built on the waters above, directly echoing the same cosmic waters Psalm 148:4 calls to praise.

Psalm 19:1 Parallel

Psalm 19:1 has the heavens declaring God's glory, similar to Psalm 148:4's call for the waters above to praise — both personify creation in worship.

Psalm 113:6 Parallel

In Psalm 113:6, God stoops to look even at the heavens — a perspective that magnifies his majesty over the highest heavens.

Psalm 115:16 Related theme

Psalm 115:16 declares that the heavens are the Lord's domain, providing a theological basis for the waters above to praise Him in Psalm 148:4.

Genesis 1:7 Allusion

Genesis 1:7 records the creation of the expanse separating the waters above, the very waters that Psalm 148:4 summons to praise.

In 1 Kings 8:27, even the highest heavens cannot contain God — the same 'highest heavens' called to praise him in Psalm 148:4.

Genesis 1:6 Allusion

Genesis 1:6 describes God separating the waters to form the expanse, creating the waters above that Psalm 148:4 addresses.

Genesis 7:11 shows the 'windows of heaven' releasing the waters above in judgment, while Psalm 148:4 calls them to praise — same waters, different roles.

Deuteronomy 10:14 Related theme

Deuteronomy 10:14 affirms that the highest heavens (including the waters above) belong to God, reinforcing their call to praise in Psalm 148:4.

Job 37:18 Related theme

Job 37:18 compares the sky to a hard mirror, reflecting the firmament that holds back the waters above — the same structure implied in Psalm 148:4.

In Isaiah 55:12, creation rejoices with song - mountains, hills, trees - paralleling the call for heavens and waters to praise in the main verse.

Jeremiah 10:12 Related theme

Jeremiah 10:12 says God stretched out the heavens by his understanding, reinforcing that the heavens praised in the main verse are created by God.