Psalms 146 - 150

Praise the Lord!

Note: Today, we complete the longest book of the Bible, the Psalms and the 4th of 7 sections of reading with Psalms standing on its own. We now have 3 sections left: poetry, epistles, and prophecy.

Fittingly, the final five Psalms all have a verse one that states, "Praise the Lord!" and the final verse of the Psalms is "Praise the Lord!"  This is because all of the Psalms are about praise to the Lord, the omnipotent God of Heaven and earth.  The final five Psalms all present different aspects of praising the Lord.

Psalm 146 warns us to not put confidence in people, but to put it all in the Lord and praise Him alone. Psalm 147 tells of the goodness of God and His care for Israel, the poor, and all peoples.  His great power in nature is to be praised.  Psalm 148 is a song of praise for the creation of God, the heavens, nature, rulers, and all people are enjoined to praise Him.  Psalm 149 praises the Lord for His victory over all evil.

The final Psalm reiterates the areas of praise - God in His sanctuary, God in the heavens, God's mighty works and His greatness.  We are to praise Him with every musical instrument, with every breath and with our very lives.

May God bless you and bless the reading of His Word.