Let Everything Praise
Psalm 150:1–6, “Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in His sanctuary: praise Him in the firmament of His power. Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp. Praise Him with the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”
We began this month in Psalm 1 with a man planted by the rivers of water, rooted in the Word of God.
We end in Psalm 150 with everything that has breath praising the LORD.
That is a fitting picture of what the Psalms do to us.
They teach us to trust when we are afraid.
They teach us to pray when our hearts are broken.
They teach us to confess when we have sinned.
They teach us to wait when God seems silent.
They remind us where our help comes from.
And through every season, they keep bringing us back to worship.
Psalm 150 gives us the great conclusion to the songbook of Scripture:
“Praise ye the LORD.”
Praise Him wherever you are.
Praise Him for what He has done.
Praise Him for who He is.
Praise Him with every instrument available.
And finally:
“Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.”
If God has given us breath today, then He has given us something with which to praise Him.
There will be days when our song is joyful and loud. There will be days when praise comes through tears. There will be moments when all we can manage is a whispered, “Thank You, Lord.”
But the song continues.
Our month in the Psalms may end here, but our praise should not.
As long as God gives us breath, may we use it to make much of Him.
Praise ye the LORD.
Act Today: Read Psalm 150 aloud. Then take a few moments with no requests and no list of needs. Simply praise the LORD for who He is and what He has done. And when today is over, determine that tomorrow you will begin again—with praise.