The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 148:11

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Kings of the earth, and all people; rather, all peoples; or, all nations. Princes, and all judges of the earth. "Kings," "princes," and "judges" represent the upper classes of society; "peoples," or "nations," all the remainder.

Together, they include the whole race of mankind.

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