Psalm 150:1-6

We conclude our long journey through the wonderful book of Psalms.  The theme throughout has been praising the Lord.  It is only fitting that the conclusion be this beautiful call to praise the Lord.  The language is too poetic for me to try to reproduce.  I will just sum it all up with these three observations:

PRAISE THE LORD EVERYWHERE: God is to be praised in the His holy place, here called His sanctuary.  This seems to refer the temple or to what we would call church.  Certainly we are to gather corporately for the purpose of praising the Lord.  God is praised in His mighty heavens.  Angels and the human inhabitants of heaven are constantly engaged in praising the Lord and we will be occupied with praise for all of eternity when these mighty heavens are our home too.  His deeds and His greatness are always worth of praise.

PRAISE THE LORD WITH EVERYTHING: David calls us to look for anything and everything and use it as an instrument of praise to the Lord.  Trumpets, lutes, harps, tambourines, dances, guitars, pipes, cymbals and voice are all instruments of praise to our God.  These and many more things should all be employed for the purpose of praising our Lord.  The point is not to determine what things are sacred instruments because they are mentioned here but the point is that all that we own ought to be used for the purpose of praise.


PRAISE THE LORD EVERYONE: All of God’s creation is dedicated to the praise of the Lord.  All of us who breathe should praise the Lord with every breath and for as long as we have breath.  We look forward to that glorious day when God will breathe into us eternal breath that we might use it perpetually for the purpose of praising our glorious God.

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