Today's Featured Psalm
Psalm 148

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1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
   praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
   praise him, all his hosts!

3 Praise him, sun and moon,
   praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens,
   and you waters above the heavens!

5 Let them praise the name of the LORD!
   For he commanded and they were created.
6 And he established them forever and ever;
   he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.

7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
   you great sea creatures and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and mist,
   stormy wind fulfilling his word!

9 Mountains and all hills,
   fruit trees and all cedars!
10 Beasts and all livestock,
   creeping things and flying birds!

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
   princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together,
   old men and children!

13 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
   for his name alone is exalted;
   his majesty is above earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
   praise for all his saints,
   for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the LORD!

Scripture taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalm Devotional
Let All Creation Praise the Lord

Each of the five books of the Psalter closes with a doxology in simple praise to God (41:13; 72:18–19; 89:52; 106:48; 150:1–6). Psalm 148 is the third in a series of five doxologies that concludes the whole Psalter, rising in a crescendo for the finale in Psalm 150. Each Psalm in the series begins and ends with the call to “Praise the Lord,” and Psalm 150 begins every line with this call. The chief end of man is to praise God and enjoy Him forever. These doxologies, with the whole of the Psalter, give us a special means to realize our primary purpose.

This psalm is striking in its picture of two choirs (vv. 1–6; 7–13) called together to praise God for redeeming His people by raising up a Savior (v. 14). The psalmist is the conductor of the massive combined choirs, cuing each group and every voice within them. The two choirs, with a series of pairs of singers in each, are musical proofs of the praiseworthiness of the Lord (see 2 Cor. 13:1). The whole earth is full of His glory (Isa. 6:3)!

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King of Kings album art From Heav'n O Praise the Lord! (Psalm 148A)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | King of Kings
Glory album art Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’s Name (Psalm 148B)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | Glory