And so we reach the final psalm in the book of Psalms. And it closes with the most appropriate phrase.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. (Psalm 150:6)
Where is he to be praised?
In his sanctuary, both here on earth and in the heavens. I think it’s good to remember that his sanctuary is not simply the church buildings where we meet.
As Christians, we are his sanctuary. He dwells within us, and makes us his holy place. So with our very lives, we should praise him.
Why should we praise him?
First, for who he is in all his greatness. That he is the holy and awesome God, who is worthy of praise.
Yet we also praise him because he is the loving and personal God who loved us so much that he sent his Son to die on the cross to save us from our sin. And with one mighty act of power, he raised his Son from the dead.
But his mighty acts of power haven’t ended. He’s working even now to reveal himself to people and to save them.
How do we praise him?
With great joy. With the sound of the trumpet, harp, and lyre. With the sound of the flute, strings, tambourine, and with dancing.
I can’t help but think of David, who rejoiced in such a way that his wife rebuked him for acting so “unseemly” for a king. But David only responded,
I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. (2 Samuel 16:21-22)
May that be our attitude each well. And may his praise be ever on our lips, singing “Hallelujah” to the God who is worthy of all praise.
Praise the Lord!
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