1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament!
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
What stood out for you in this passage? What do you think it means? How might you apply it to your life?
Psalm 150 closes the book of Psalms with a resounding call to praise God. It is the most purely praise-oriented psalm in the Psalter, every poetic line beginning with a command to praise God (with only one variation: v. 6); it gives no reasons for praise. It is the final great Hallelujah—perhaps composed specifically to close the Psalter.
