Psalms 150

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord

Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.a ²Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.b ³Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

⁴Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.c ⁵Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. ⁶Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!d

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Psalms 150 is the final doxology of the Psalter, a crescendo of praise that calls everything that has breath to worship the Lord. The psalmist issues a series of imperatives — praise God in his sanctuary, praise him for his mighty deeds, praise him with every instrument imaginable —

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 150(3)

Breath Horn Lyre

References· Psalms 150

a: v.1 — Psalms 149:1, Psalms 134:2, Psalms 116:18-19, Psalms 29:9, Ezekiel 10:1, Daniel 12:3, Psalms 102:19, Psalms 118:19-20, Ezekiel 1:22-26, Genesis 1:6-8
b: v.2 — Deuteronomy 3:24, Jeremiah 32:17-19, Psalms 145:3, Revelation 15:3-4, Psalms 145:5-6, Psalms 96:4, Psalms 145:12
c: v.4 — Isaiah 38:20, Psalms 149:3, Exodus 15:20, Psalms 144:9, Job 30:31, Psalms 92:3, Psalms 45:8, Job 21:12, Psalms 33:2, Habakkuk 3:19
d: v.6 — Psalms 145:21, Revelation 5:13, Psalms 103:22, Psalms 145:10, Psalms 148:7-11

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