Psalm 148:9
New International Version
you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

New Living Translation
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

English Standard Version
Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!

Berean Standard Bible
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

King James Bible
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

New King James Version
Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;

New American Standard Bible
Mountains and all hills; Fruit trees and all cedars;

NASB 1995
Mountains and all hills; Fruit trees and all cedars;

NASB 1977
Mountains and all hills; Fruit trees and all cedars;

Legacy Standard Bible
Mountains and all hills; Fruit trees and all cedars;

Amplified Bible
Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;

Christian Standard Bible
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

American Standard Version
Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;

Contemporary English Version
All mountains and hills, fruit trees and cedars,

English Revised Version
Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedar trees,

Good News Translation
Praise him, hills and mountains, fruit trees and forests;

International Standard Version
mountains and every hill, fruit trees and cedars,

Majority Standard Bible
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

NET Bible
you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars,

New Heart English Bible
mountains and all hills; fruit trees and all cedars;

Webster's Bible Translation
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

World English Bible
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The mountains and all heights, "" Fruit tree, and all cedars,

Young's Literal Translation
The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,

Smith's Literal Translation
Mountains and all hills; the tree of fruit and all cedars:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars:

Catholic Public Domain Version
mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,

New American Bible
Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars;

New Revised Standard Version
Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The mountains and all these hills, trees of fruit and all cedars!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Mountains and all hills, Fruitful trees and all cedars;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Audio Bible



Context
Praise the LORD From the Heavens!
8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word, 9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, 10wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,…

Cross References
Genesis 1:11-12
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. / The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Isaiah 55:12
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Job 12:7-8
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

Isaiah 44:23
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

Psalm 96:11-12
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it. / Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

Psalm 65:12-13
The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy. / The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.

Psalm 104:14
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

Ezekiel 17:24
Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”

Isaiah 41:19
I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,

Romans 8:19-22
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...

Matthew 6:28-30
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Luke 12:27-28
Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

James 5:7-8
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”


Treasury of Scripture

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

mountains

Psalm 65:12,13
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side…

Psalm 96:11-13
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof…

Psalm 97:4,5
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled…

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Psalm 148
1. The psalmist exhorts the celestial
7. The terrestrial
11. And the rational creatures to praise God














mountains and all hills
The phrase "mountains and all hills" calls to mind the grandeur and majesty of God's creation. In the Hebrew text, "mountains" is "הָרִים" (harim) and "hills" is "גְּבָעוֹת" (gevaot). Mountains often symbolize strength, stability, and the eternal nature of God. They are frequently mentioned in the Bible as places of divine revelation and encounter, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Hills, while smaller, also represent the beauty and diversity of God's creation. Together, they emphasize the call for all of creation, from the grandest to the most humble, to praise the Lord. This reflects the biblical theme that all of nature is a testament to God's glory and power.

fruit trees and all cedars
"Fruit trees and all cedars" highlights the variety and abundance of God's provision. The Hebrew word for "fruit trees" is "עֵץ פְּרִי" (etz peri), which signifies trees that bear fruit, providing sustenance and nourishment. This can be seen as a metaphor for the fruitful life that God desires for His people, one that bears spiritual fruit in accordance with His will. "Cedars," or "אֲרָזִים" (arazim), are known for their strength and durability. The cedars of Lebanon, in particular, were renowned in the ancient world and used in the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem. They symbolize strength, longevity, and the beauty of God's creation. The inclusion of both fruit trees and cedars in this verse underscores the diversity of creation and the call for all living things, regardless of their function or form, to join in the chorus of praise to the Creator. This reflects the biblical understanding that every part of creation has a role in glorifying God.

(9) Mountains, and all hills.--The invocation now alights on the crests of the highest mountains, and passes downward to the lower hills where vegetable life begins.

Fruitful trees.--Rather, fruit trees; the fruit-bearing tree being representative of one division of the vegetable world, planted and reared by man, the cedars of the other, which are (Psalm 104:16) of God's own plantation.

Verse 9. - Mountains, and all hills. The later psalmists are great admirers of" mountains." Perhaps the fiat and monotonous Babylonian plains led them to appreciate the beauties of a landscape like that of Palestine (comp. Psalm 83:14; Psalm 114:4, 6; Psalm 144:5; Psalm 147:8). Fruitful trees; rather, fruit trees; literally, trees of fruit. The Babylonian palms may have swept across the writer's remembrance; but probably the vine, the olive, and the fig, which were among the chief glories of Palestine, were in his mind principally. And all cedars. Babylonia had had no "cedars." When the exiles returned, the beauty of the cedar broke upon them as a sort of new revelation.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
mountains
הֶהָרִ֥ים (he·hā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

hills,
גְּבָע֑וֹת (gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1389: A hillock

fruit
פְּ֝רִ֗י (pə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6529: Fruit

trees
עֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

cedars,
אֲרָזִֽים׃ (’ă·rā·zîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 730: A cedar tree


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