-May 28, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”
(Psalm 150:6).
We do not know who wrote Psalm 150, but one thing is obvious: he was a man of praise who praised the Lord for everything. He desired that every believer praise the Lord as well.
The title of the psalm is, “Let All Things Praise the Lord.” The psalmist uses the word praise thirteen times in short psalm of six verses. Thus, to me we should call this the praise chapter; just 1 Corinthians 13 is the love chapter and 1 Corinthians 15 is the resurrection chapter.
Today’s verse is the pinnacle of the mountain of praise. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” This word praise could be rendered “Hallelujah.” We Christians have our own language. We say Hallelujah, praise the Lord, thank God, the Lord is good, blessed and thankful, and amen—just to mention a few. Do you use all these in your daily vernacular? Why not start today?
Many hymns speak of praising the Lord. In our hymnal, there are ten praise hymns and many others that mentions praise in the lyrics. My favorite is, “Praise Him! Praise Him!” by Fanny Crosby, the prolific hymn writer. The chorus says, “Praise Him! Praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness! Praise Him! Praise Him! ever in joyful song!” I count no fewer than six exclamation marks in the chorus alone!
But as good as it to read about praise, study about it, preach it, and teach it—but the best thing is to praise Him everyday. The Lord has given me breath, He has lent it to to me while I am living. I will praise Him and sing His praises.
The more we praise the Lord, the more we thank Him for who He is and what He has done for us. Have a blessed day praising the Lord. Stay safe and healthy.
Let me praise the Lord all my days in all ways.
Dean
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