Psalms 148:8

“Fire, and hail, etc.] These, and what follow in this verse, are in the air, but are what are exhaled or drawn up from the earth or water; “fire” is lightning, which is very swift in its motion, and powerful in its effects; this is the fire which consumed Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities of the plain; which in Elijah’s time came down and destroyed the captains and their fifties; and which attended the Lord’s appearance on Mount Sinai; when “the voice of his thunder was in the heaven, the lightnings lightened the world, and the earth trembled and shook”, (<197718>Psalm 77:18); and by which the power, majesty, and glory of God are greatly displayed; (see <192903>”

“fulfilling his word--or, law, may be understood of each. Next the most distinguished productions of the vegetable world.”

“Fire, and hail - Fire, when accompanied by hail; that is, the lightning. See Psalms 18:12. Snow, and vapors - Snow and clouds. It was not unnatural that these should be combined, or suggested together to the mind. Stormy wind - The storm; the tempest. Fulfilling his word - Obeying his command; accomplishing his purpose. Let the storm-wind, which seems to be so little under any control, speak his praise by showing how obedient it is to his will, and how exactly it carries out his designs. Its perfect submission to his laws - the exactness with which, though apparently so fierce, raging, and lawless, it carries out his plans, and pauses when he commands it - is in fact an act of praise or…”

“Fire - Lightnings and other fireworks of the air. Vapour - Or, fumes: hot exhalations. Fulfilling his word - Executing his commands, either for the comfort or punishment of the inhabitants of the earth. Psalms 148:13”

“148:8 In the ancient Near East, people viewed different gods as having control over separate aspects of nature. The Lord, however, reigns sovereign over all natural phenomena; all the parts of creation are his servants, bringing praise to him through their obedience (77:17-18; 104:4; 135:7; 147:8, 15-18; Num 11:31).”

“Fire: Psa 147:15-18; Gen 19:24; Exo 9:23-25; Lev 10:2; Num 16:35; Jos 10:11; Job 37:2-6, 38:22-37; Isa 66:16; Joe 2:30; Amo 7:4; Rev 16:8, Rev 16:9, Rev 16:21 stormy: Psa 107:25-29; Exo 10:13, Exo 10:19, Exo 14:21; Amo 4:13; Jon 1:4; Mat 8:24-27 Psalms 148:9”