Praise the Lord!

One of the most joyful, and I believe, one of the most poetic of the psalms is Psalm 148. If you read this out loud, you find a rhythm and you can almost hear David singing it and dancing to it. It’s near impossible to keep gladness from creeping into your heart. Perhaps if we read this each morning it might be easier to keep the day in perspective – the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. God’s got all of this.

Psalm 148

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his host!

Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created. And he established them for ever and ever; he fixed their bounds which cannot be passed.

Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command!

Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!

Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children!

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven. He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the Lord!