The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 150:6,
"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord."
There are 77 words in this psalm (in the 2011 version of the NIV). 13 of those words are the word "praise". No mystery about the theme of this psalm!
The psalm begins with "Praise the Lord" and ends with "Praise the Lord". The 6 verses of the psalm contain 13 lines, all of which except one begin with "praise" (it comes later in the line).
Verse two of the psalm tells us to praise the Lord for two things:
- The Lord's "acts of power"
- The Lord's "surpassing greatness"
This is the basis for praise of the Lord we find throughout the book of Psalms: what the Lord has done - his "acts of power" and who the Lord is (his character and nature - his "surpassing greatness").
I can't help but see the encouragement of exuberance here: boisterous praise. Praise with the trumpet, harp, lyre, timbrel, dancing, strings, pipe and the clashing of cymbals (and resounding cymbals!).
Who is called on to praise the Lord in this psalm? Everything that has breath!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord."
There are 77 words in this psalm (in the 2011 version of the NIV). 13 of those words are the word "praise". No mystery about the theme of this psalm!
The psalm begins with "Praise the Lord" and ends with "Praise the Lord". The 6 verses of the psalm contain 13 lines, all of which except one begin with "praise" (it comes later in the line).
Verse two of the psalm tells us to praise the Lord for two things:
- The Lord's "acts of power"
- The Lord's "surpassing greatness"
This is the basis for praise of the Lord we find throughout the book of Psalms: what the Lord has done - his "acts of power" and who the Lord is (his character and nature - his "surpassing greatness").
I can't help but see the encouragement of exuberance here: boisterous praise. Praise with the trumpet, harp, lyre, timbrel, dancing, strings, pipe and the clashing of cymbals (and resounding cymbals!).
Who is called on to praise the Lord in this psalm? Everything that has breath!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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