Psalm 150

Reading for September 29, 2012          Psalm 150

We come now to the conclusion of our reading of the Book of Psalms. In our journey of approximately five months, we have found the psalms to be very helpful to us in our quest to make the life in Christ our way of life.  We began our reading of the Psalms with a call of the psalmist to delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. The law of the LORD is God’s nature. God is love. God’s nature is to forgive. God’s law includes His love that cannot fail, His Word that does not return to Him void, and His mercies that never come to an end. Psalm 1 pronounces God’s blessing on those who take time to reflect on all the ways they have experienced God’s law, His nature in their life.

In Psalm 148, I noted the psalmist used the word praise eleven times in fourteen verses. In Psalm 150, he doubled that by using the word praise thirteen times in six verses. From beginning to end, the Psalms have affirmed over and over again, that our God is worthy of our praise. The psalmist wants us to sing and shout, dance and be jubilant in our praise. Why? Because, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23 NRSV). Each and every day, as sure as the sun rises, God’s mercy and grace are more than sufficient to meet each and every need of our life. Truly, “my cup runneth over” (Psalm 23:5 KJV). Let us, with jubilation, join the unending chorus,

“Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord!”

Psalm 150:6

Sē’lah

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What word or phrase in today’s reading of the Psalms

attracts your attention?

Reflect on that word or phrase.

What insights come to you?

How does this passage touch your life today?

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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