148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon!
Praise him, all you shiny stars! 1
148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,
and you waters above the sky! 2
[148:3] 1 tn Heb “stars of light.”
[148:4] 2 sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.
