SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
“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.” (Psalm 150)
The exhortation in the Psalm is a call to all on Earth or in Heaven to declare the glory of Him who created and preserved us. God should be the one object of all our adoration. Refusing to render praise and honor to Him is heartless robbery. Hallelujahs should be continually presented in His church below and His courts above. God is to be greatly praised for the person and work of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. All of His ways are right and good; we ought to honor Him with hearts and voices.
In Verse 2, the writer presents the reason for this praise. In these deeds of power, we see who He is. His works of creation, providence, and redemption all call for praise; they are His acts, and therefore, He needs to be praised for them. Such excellent deeds deserve excellent praise.
With the loudest, most apparent notes, we must tell everyone that we are not ashamed to worship our Lord. The sound of the trumpet is associated with the grandest and most solemn events, such as the coronation of kings and the raging of war. It is to be thought of about the coming of our Lord in his second advent and the raising of the dead. If we cannot voice this martial instrument, let our praise be as decided and bold as if we could blast with the horn. We should never sound a trumpet to show our honor; we should save all trumpeting for God’s glory – the One who deserves it.
As the Israelites after the parting of the Red Sea, let us worship with jubilance and exultance. The hands and the feet were both employed, and the entire body moved in sympathy with the members. Let the clash of the loudest music be the Lord’s: let the joyful clang of the loftiest notes be all for His praise. This is not a duty, but a joyous celebration of our faith.
“Let all breath praise him”: that is to say, all living beings. He gave us breath, so let us breathe His praise. His name in Hebrew is composed rather of breathings than of letters, to show that all breath comes from Him, and thus it should be used for Him. What a day it will be when all things in all places unite to glorify the only living and true God! This unity in praise will strengthen our bond with each other and with God, and it will be the final triumph of the church of God.
Thus, the Psalm is rounded with praise, and the Book of Psalms ends with a glowing word of adoration. Reader, will you pause a while and worship the Lord your God? He has earned it, and it is a joy and our solemn duty to shower our Father with adoration.
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