Sunday, March 27, 2022

Psalms 150:1

Psalms 150:1 says, Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.  We come to the last psalm, and it is definitely a psalm calling on us to  praise God.  The people of Isreal were called on to praise God in His sanctuary because He is the Creator by His power which is displayed in the sky.  Matthew Henry says this was mainly written for the Levites, the priests, and as followers of Christ we are the priests of God today.  Verse two adds, Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.  We are to praise God for Who He is, the Creator by His mighty acts, and according to His excellence and not our own.  God alone is worthy of our praise.  Verse three states, Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.  Once more, there is a call to praise God through the use of many musical instruments.  I believe that God expects us to be a joyous, praising church, or fellowship of believers, today as well.  Verse four adds, Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.  Then verse five continues, Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.  Many instruments are named to be used in praising God, as well as a call for dancing.  I don't believe that we should make what we call worshipping God just entertainment, but I do believe that there is nothing wrong with praising God with the use of many musical instruments and even with some movement as we worship Him, though I myself might not be inclined to move very much.  Verse five declares, Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.  Since we as human beings have the breath of God in us, this verse would especially apply to us.  As followers of Christ, we are to always praise God.

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