Psalms 148:1
Hallelujah!
What it says
Hallelujah is sounded, and praise to the LORD is called for from the heavens and the heights above.
What it is doing
This verse opens the psalm with a summons that begins at the highest level of creation.
In context
1Hallelujah! 2Praise Him, all His angels; 3Praise Him, O sun and moon; 4Praise Him, O highest heavens, 5Let them praise the name of the LORD, 6He established them forever and ever; 7Praise the LORD from the earth, 8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, 9mountains and all hills, 10wild animals and all cattle, 11kings of the earth and all peoples, 12young men and maidens, 13Let them praise the name of the LORD, 14He has raised up a horn for His people,