Psalms 150 Let Everything Praise the Lord

This is a suitable doxology for the whole book, reciting the "place, theme, mode, and extent of God's high praise."

¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. ²Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. ³Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. ⁵Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. ⁶Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Psalms 150:1-6 · KJV

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in his sanctuary — on earth. firmament of his power — which illustrates His power.

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mighty acts — (Ps 145:4). excellent greatness — or, abundance of greatness.

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trumpet — used to call religious assemblies;

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organs — or pipe, a wind instrument, and the others were used in worship.

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cymbals — suited to loud praise (Ne 12:27).

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LIVING VOICES SHALL TAKE UP THE FAILING SOUNDS OF DEAD INSTRUMENTS, AND AS THEY CEASE ON EARTH, THOSE OF INTELLIGENT RANSOMED SPIRITS AND HOLY ANGELS, AS WITH THE SOUND OF MIGHTY THUNDERS, WILL PROLONG ETERNALLY THE PRAISE, SAYING: "ALLELUIA! SALVATION, AND GLORY, AND HONOR, AND POWER, UNTO THE LORD OUR GOD;" "ALLELUIA! FOR THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH." AMEN! Send Addenda, Corrigenda, and Sententiae to the editor