Today we're going to look at Psalm 150, verse by verse. Here is the entire Psalm:
Ps 150:1-6 (KJV)
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.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 psaltery and harp.4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
This Psalm begins with the word "Praise", which is the Hebrew word, halal, which means: to be clear (used of sound or color), to shine, to make a show, to boast, to be clamorously foolish, to rave, to celebrate, to glory, to stultify (to cause to appear to be foolish or absurdly illogical), to act like a madman. The same word is translated "praise" throughout this Psalm. It is a very active word. To obey this command means to be both seen and heard in giving glory to God! It means to be willing to appear foolish to some people while bragging on, boasting about, celebrating Him! "The LORD" is the Hebrew word, Yahh, which is a shortened form of the Hebrew word, Jehovah, and means the same: the Eternal, self-existing One. We are told to praise "God", the Hebrew word, 'el, which is another Name for God, "in His sanctuary", the Hebrew word, qodesh, which means: a sacred place, apartness, holiness, separateness, set-apartness. We are also told to praise Him "in the firmament of", the Hebrew word, raqiya', which means: an expanse, the visible arch of the sky, space supporting the waters above, "His power", the Hebrew word, 'oz, which means: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise), boldness, loudness, might, power, strength, strong.
The second verse says to praise Him "for His mighty acts", the Hebrew word, gebuwrah, which means: force, valor, victory, mastery, might, power,strength, bravery, mighty deeds. "According to" and "excellent" are the Hebrew word, rob, which means: abundance (in any respect), great number, huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty, greatness, numerous. "His greatness" is the Hebrew word, godel, which means: magnitude, greatness, magnificence.
We're told, and that means this is a commandment, to praise our Lord because He is holy (separated from the world and separated unto God), because He is mighty and powerful! Praise Him for all the amazing things He has done and for Who He is, the all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere-present, One true, Most High, living, Almighty God of the Bible! You'll find that your understanding of Him and your love for Him will grow, along with your faith, trust and confidence IN Him as you do this! Begin TODAY! We'll look further at this Psalm in our next post.
Shalom in Him!
