Psalms 148:10

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 148:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;
Psalms 148:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 148

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Beasts, and all cattle - Wild beasts and tame; those which roam the forest, and those which have been domesticated for the service of man. As fruitful trees and cedars might include all the trees, so the “beasts and cattle” here might include the whole of those that were wild and tamed. Creeping things, and flying fowl - Margin, as in Hebrew, Birds of wing. These are grouped together for a reason similar to that for which fruitful trees and cedars, and beasts and cattle, are grouped together, to embrace the whole. The expression embraces the loftiest and lowest; those which ascend farthest above the earth, and those which creep upon its surface. The word rendered creeping things would…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Beasts: Psa 50:10, Psa 50:11, Psa 103:22, Psa 150:6; Gen 1:20-25 flying fowl: Heb. birds of wing, Gen 7:14 \*marg. Eze 17:23 Psalms 148:11”
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