Why does Psalm 148 call sun, moon, stars, hail, snow, beasts, and kings to praise the LORD together?
Psalm 148 summons the entire creation—sun, moon, stars, hail, snow, beasts, and kings—to praise the LORD because He commanded and they were created. They are all placed in the same account, responding to their Creator, and are subject to His power.
Les explains that Psalm 148 gathers the whole creation into one chorus: angels, hosts, sun, moon, stars, heavens, waters above, dragons, deeps, fire, hail, snow, vapors, stormy wind, mountains, hills, trees, beasts, cattle, creeping things, flying fowl, and kings of the earth. He points out they are all put into the same basket and thrown into the same account of responding to the Creator. Their praise is grounded in God's command: He commanded and they were created; He established them forever and made a decree that shall not pass. Les finds this astounding but believes it because it is God's Word. The unifying reason is that all are subject to the power of their Creator.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
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What is included when Psalm 148 says creation should praise the LORD?
In Psalm 148, the whole creation—from the heavens with angels, sun, moon, and stars down to the earth with sea creatures, weather, plants, animals, and human kings—is called to praise the LORD.
What does it mean that all things in Psalm 148 are put into the same basket?
Psalm 148 puts every created thing into the same basket, meaning everything is placed in one and the same account of responding to the Creator.