In light of many, and like no other, Psalm 150 is a psalm of praise! Compacted within this 6-verse-psalm we find the word “praise” 13 times. As many of the other Psalms of Praise, this last psalm book ends itself with “Praise the Lord!” As all of Scripture glorifies God, this psalm calls us to praise Him gloriously. Here’s the entire psalm. May it be your song to sing. May your life be filled with praise to Him! 1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary;     praise him in his mighty heavens! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;     praise him according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise […]

Psalm 149 is a psalm of comfort for God’s children and a psalm of warning for everyone else. Firstly, it is a psalm of comfort for God’s children. 1 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. […]

Are you a child, by adoption, of God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, His Son, through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit? If so, praise Him! The rest of creation does. So ought you! 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and […]

The psalmist of Psalm 147 sings, but he sings to the LORD! And so shall we. 1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful. Who is the LORD? And what does He do? 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground. 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He […]

Paul writes at 1 Corinthians 3:19, “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” Psalm 146 sings of this truth. 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish. 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who […]

Beloved in the LORD God Almighty, Psalm 145 is a timeless praise from David. And he begins his singing with, 1 I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. Our callings, as servants of the LORD God Almighty, is to further His greatness to the next generation. 4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. 5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of […]

On this day, and as per Psalm 144, may you be blessed and may God be your blessing. At first, this Psalm of David notes God’s strength. 1 Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— 2 My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. And then David notes his weakness. 3 Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? 4 Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow. Declaring then, […]

Dear Reader, are you overwhelmed? Psalm 143 is a prayer and a song for you! Let us first, as David does, call out to He who answers prayer! 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. 2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. Let us then lay the burden before our God. 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. […]

What would you do if you were hiding in a cave and your enemy, who would rather see you dead, is at the mouth, blocking you, but he doesn’t know you’re there? What would you do? David chooses to write a psalm. 1 Samuel 24 captures the story for us. You should look it up and have a read. Psalm 142 captures his heart! 1 I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. 2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You […]

Dear Reader, To whom can you cry out to, when the burden is too heavy? David has the answer, at Psalm 141. 1 Lord, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You. 2 Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. To the LORD we can pray for protection. 3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. 4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do […]