Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the
LORD. (Psalm 150:6)
Lot's of exhortations in this psalm. The final one being, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."
Many things to be noticed here in this psalm and all about praise.
1. Praise God in....verse 1...Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. (Psalm 150:1)
2. Praise God for....verse 2...Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. (Psalm 150:2)
3. Praise God with....verses 3-5...Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. (Psalm 150:3-5)
The "Praise God with.." part is the largest in this series. The psalmist is considering maximizing his praise and worship with the use of all kinds of musical instruments and with dancing. He intends to be loud with his praise and worship and also is exhorting others to do the same.
"Praise him with resounding cymbals" he says.
Worship is something personal to each of us. Some like to quietly worship the Lord while others like to make much noise. The psalmist here seems to be in the second category. He likes to enjoy his worship by making it lively with the use of many instruments and also by dancing to the tune. He seems to be delighting in the Lord.
Do you delight in the Lord while you praise and worship him? Try it; it can bring you a joy that you may have never experienced.
Lot's of exhortations in this psalm. The final one being, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."
Many things to be noticed here in this psalm and all about praise.
1. Praise God in....verse 1...Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. (Psalm 150:1)
2. Praise God for....verse 2...Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. (Psalm 150:2)
3. Praise God with....verses 3-5...Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. (Psalm 150:3-5)
The "Praise God with.." part is the largest in this series. The psalmist is considering maximizing his praise and worship with the use of all kinds of musical instruments and with dancing. He intends to be loud with his praise and worship and also is exhorting others to do the same.
"Praise him with resounding cymbals" he says.
Worship is something personal to each of us. Some like to quietly worship the Lord while others like to make much noise. The psalmist here seems to be in the second category. He likes to enjoy his worship by making it lively with the use of many instruments and also by dancing to the tune. He seems to be delighting in the Lord.
Do you delight in the Lord while you praise and worship him? Try it; it can bring you a joy that you may have never experienced.
Nice post. I invite you to my latest blogpost.
ReplyDeleteI am having an email discussion with a christian on facebook. Because my reply was too lengthy for facebook's email, I elected to post on my blog and direct this person to it. This christian attends a regular church service on Sunday's and worships with a messianic congregation (more gentiles than Jews) which believe the following. I would venture to say that most christians that will read this will not read all of the article because "it's too hot in the kitchen" and the must leave. This is sad. I challenge any christian to read all of this and to respond if they care to
http://tidbitsoftorah.blogspot.com/2009/12/eternal-torah-response-to-christian.html