Psalms 148
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Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.
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Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his hosts.
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Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.
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Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
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He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
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Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
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Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
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Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
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Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
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Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
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Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
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He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. praise ye the LORD.
Arcana Coelestia #5672
5672. 'Until Joseph's coming at midday' means up to when the internal would be present with light. This is clear from the meaning of 'until his coming' as up to when it was present; from the representation of 'Joseph' as the internal, dealt with in 5648; and from the meaning of 'midday' as a state of light, 1458, 3195, 3708. 1 The reason 'midday' means a state of light is that the times of day, such as morning, midday, and evening, correspond to states of light in the next life; and states of light there are states of intelligence and wisdom, for the reason that the light of heaven holds intelligence and wisdom within it. The changing states of light there are like those times of day on earth - morning, midday, and evening. The states of shade akin to evening do not however have anything to do with the sun there, which is the Lord who is constantly shedding His light, but with the selfhood that is essentially the angels' own. For insofar as this selfhood takes over in their lives they pass into a state of shade or evening; but insofar as this selfhood gives way to the heavenly selfhood they move into a state of light. From this one may see where the correspondence of midday to a state of light has its origin.
Footnotes:
1. The Latin word used here may mean midday, or it may mean the south.
