Psalms 148:1

Psalms 148:1 says, Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.  This psalm, like all the last few, calls for us to praise God.  It starts with a call for the angels to praise God.  Verse two adds, Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.  The host of angels who did not rebel against God are called on to praise Him, and they do.  Verse three states, Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.  Then, there is a call for the  sun ,moon, and stars to praise God.  Though they cannot voice praises to God, the very existence and function of the sun, moon, and stars should bring praise to God.  Verse four adds, Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.  This is a continuation of a call for the heavens, even the water in the clouds, to bring praise to God.  Verse five continues, Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.  The heavens should bring praise to God because He created them.  Too many people who do not believe in God want to praise some cosmic accident for the creation of the universe, but as followers of Christ, we must always give God the praise for it.  Verse six concludes, He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.  Again, scientists attempt to determine when the sun will burn out and earth as we know it will cease to exist, but God said it will not pass.  Verse seven says, Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:  This begins the call on all of creation in the earth to praise God.  We may not have dragons, but ever creature that God created is called on to praise Him. Verse eight adds, Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:  The elements are all a part of God's creation and fulfill His word.  Verse nine states, Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:  God shaped the earth and placed all the trees on it, and for this we as Christians should praise Him.  Verse ten adds, Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:  Likewise,  God created all the animals of the world, and gave mankind dominion over them.  Every though some people claim otherwise, God also gave us animals to provide food for us.  Verse eleven continues, Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:  God created all the people of the world, from the most powerful to the weakest.  Even those who deny God and attempt to remove any reference to Him from society are still a part of His creation, as they will one day find out.  Verse twelve says, Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:  Verse thirteen adds, Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.  There is not an age when we should not praise God.  We should start praising God from the time we are old enough to understand Who He is and continue to do so until we die.  Of course, until we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord we cannot truly do this.  Verse fourteen declares, He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.  We are to praise God because He provides all that we need.  We as Christians are God's people, as were the people of Israel who put their faith in Him, and because He has forgiven our sins and given us everlasting life with Him, we should continually praise Him.