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Psalms 148:1-3
"Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light."
"“Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: Praise Him in the heights. Praise ye Him, all His angels: Praise ye Him, all His hosts. Praise ye Him, sun and moon: Praise Him, all ye stars of light.” Psalm 127:1 ; 146:1-3 ; Psalm 148:1-3 . 6T 109.1"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 148:1-3 in this passage.
Psalms 148:7-10
"Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:"
"The little children should come especially close to nature. Instead of putting fashion's shackles upon them, let them be free like the lambs to play in the sweet, fresh sunlight. Point them to shrubs and flowers, the lowly grass and the lofty trees, and let them become familiar with their beautiful, varied, and delicate forms. Teach them to see the wisdom and love of God in His created works; and as their hearts swell with joy and grateful love, let them join the birds in their songs of praise. CT 188.1"
Both passages encourage praising God through nature, though EGW focuses on children's interaction with nature while Psalms 148 is a broader call to creation.
Psalms 148:8
"Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:"
"There is much talk about God in nature, as if the Lord were bound by the laws of nature to be nature's servant. Many theories would lead minds to suppose that nature is a self-sustaining agency apart from the Deity, having its own inherent power with which to work. In this men do not know what they are talking about. Do they suppose that nature has a self-existing power without the continual agency of Jehovah? The Lord does not work through His laws to supersede the laws of nature. He does His work through the laws and properties of His instruments, and nature obeys a “Thus saith the Lord.” 6T 186.1"
Both passages highlight God's control and authority over natural phenomena. Psalm 148:8 describes various elements obeying God's word, while the EGW passage asserts that nature obeys "Thus saith the Lord." The connection lies in the shared theme of God's dominion over nature.