Psalm 150

Let all that we are, every fiber of our being, praise the Lord!

God alone is worthy to be praised and glorified.

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6).

We can't let our desire for or devotion to people, jobs, status, looks, bank accounts or social media be taken to the extreme of worship. And no matter the idol, misplaced worship is destructive. Idolatry is a painfully pointless pursuit. First5

Psalm 150:1-6

1 Praise  the Lord!

Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

2 Praise Him for His mighty acts;

Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!

3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;

Praise Him with the lute and harp!

4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;

Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;

Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!

This corporate praise psalm functions as the concluding doxology for the psalter. The psalm opens with a series of exhortations to praise Yahweh because of who He is. The psalmist wants Yahweh to be praised in the temple—the place that signified His dwelling place on earth—and in heaven, where the fullness of His glory dwells, for His deeds and character. He then exhorts the Israelites to praise Yahweh with a series of musical instruments, which implies great enthusiasm and joy. The psalm and psalter concludes with a final call for everything to praise Yahweh. Faithlife Bible.

The intent is for praise to come to God in His dwelling in heaven.

The very breath that God gives us should be used to praise Him. As long as we live we should praise our Creator. By His breath God created all things and by our breath we should adore Him. The Book of Psalms begins with God’s blessing on the righteous and concludes with all of creation blessing its loving Creator. NKJ Bible.

We are here stirred up to praise God. Praise God for his sanctuary, and the privileges we enjoy by having it among us; praise him because of his power and glory in the firmament. Those who praise the Lord in heaven, behold displays of his power and glory which we cannot now conceive. But the greatest of all his mighty acts is known in his earthly sanctuary. The holiness and the love of our God are more displayed in man’s redemption, than in all his other works. Let us praise our God and Saviour for it. Matthew Henry Commentary.

Genesis 1:6 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Deuteronomy 3:24 ‘O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?