Psalms

Psalm 148:5–6

⁵Let them praise the name of the LORD,

for He gave the command and they were created.

⁶He established them forever and ever;

He issued a decree that will never pass away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let them praise	יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ	yə·hal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine
the name	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He	ה֭וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
gave the command	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
and they were created	וְנִבְרָֽאוּ׃	wə·niḇ·rā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1254 shape, create

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He established them	וַיַּעֲמִידֵ֣ם	way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
forever	לָעַ֣ד	lā·‘aḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity
and ever	לְעוֹלָ֑ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
He issued	נָ֝תַ֗ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a decree	חָק־	ḥāq-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
that will never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pass away	יַעֲבֽוֹר׃	ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 148:5 Revelation 4:11 · Genesis 1:6 · Psalm 33:6–9 · Genesis 1:1–2 · Jeremiah 10:11–13 · Psalm 95:5 · Amos 9:6

Psalm 148:6 Jeremiah 33:25 · Jeremiah 31:35–36 · Psalm 89:37 · Job 38:33 · Psalm 119:90–91 · Job 38:10–11 · Isaiah 54:9 · Proverbs 8:27–29 · Psalm 93:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.