# Psalm 150 📖: Let Everything Praise the Lord
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!
[[#Verse 02.]] Praise him for his mighty acts;
praise him for his surpassing greatness!
[[#Verse 03.]] Praise him with the blast of the horn;
praise him with the lyre and the harp!
[[#Verse 04.]] Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing;
praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!
[[#Verse 05.]] Praise him with loud cymbals;
praise him with clanging cymbals!
[[#Verse 06.]] Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
###### Overall.
###### Verse 01.
###### Verse 02.
###### Verse 03.
###### Verse 04.
###### Verse 05.
###### Verse 06.
## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 150 is the final psalm and serves as a doxology for Book V and for the whole book of Psalms.
2. Each of the five books of Psalms ends with praise, and this psalm is entirely praise.
3. Psalm 150 is part of the final Hallelujah collection and begins and ends with "Praise the Lord."
4. The word "praise" appears thirteen times in its six verses.
5. It answers where to praise (150:1), why to praise (150:2), how to praise (150:3-5), and who should praise (150:6).
6. The trumpet (150:3) is the *shofar*, the ram's horn used to call Israel to worship and to announce festivals.
7. The instruments listed include the horn, harp, lyre, tambourine, strings, pipe, and two kinds of cymbals.
8. The two kinds of cymbals (150:5) may refer to softer, clear-sounding cymbals and louder, clashing ones.
9. "Everything that has breath" (150:6) recalls God breathing life into the first man (Genesis 2:7).
10. The Psalms began with "blessed" (Psalm 1:1) and end with "Praise the Lord," moving from obedience to worship.
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lamb who is worthy of all praise. John heard every creature in heaven and on earth giving blessing, honor, glory, and power to the One on the throne and to the Lamb (Revelation 5:13).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The psalm answers where to praise God, why to praise Him, and how to praise Him (150:1-5). Which of these do you most need to grow in?
2. God is praised for His mighty acts and His excellent greatness (150:2). What mighty act of God in your life can you praise Him for today?
3. "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord" (150:6). What would it look like for your whole life to become praise?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 1: Praise God in His sanctuary and in His strong fortress in the sky.
- 📖 verse 2: Praise Him for His mighty acts and His surpassing greatness.
- 📖 verse 6: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Revelation 05#Verse 11.|Revelation 5:11-14]] - Every creature praises the Lamb.
- 🔗 [[Revelation 19#Verse 01.|Revelation 19:1-6]] - Hallelujah in heaven.
- 🔗 [[Philippians 02#Verse 09.|Philippians 2:9-11]] - Every tongue confesses Jesus is Lord.
- 🔗 [[Genesis 02#Verse 07.|Genesis 2:7]] - God breathes life into man.
- 🔗 [[2 Chronicles 05#Verse 12.|2 Chronicles 5:12-14]] - Instruments and praise fill the temple with God's glory.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
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## 📂 Internal Notes