Psalm 148

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD

Key Verse:
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

Key Observation:
McGee: “Not only in the heavenlies, but on the earth as well, will His created beings praise Him. This is moving now to a mighty crescendo when heaven and earth will praise God!”

McGee, J. Vernon (1990-01-30). Thru the Bible 1-5 (5 Volume Set) (Kindle Locations 52115-52116). Grupo Nelson. Kindle Edition.

Memory Verse:
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

Devotion:
A wonderful psalm of praise to God. I notice that the next two psalms are similar—that is, they are not only Halleluiah Psalms, but they approach as McGee says of this psalm: “a mighty crescendo”. For that reason I think these psalms clearly will be recited in the millennium.

Matthew Henry says: “This psalm is a most solemn and earnest call to all the creatures, according to their capacity, to praise their Creator, and to show forth his eternal power and Godhead, the invisible things of which are manifested in the things that are seen.” One of the things that I have difficulty imagining is how great and wondrous it will be to actually be in the very presence of God. I can well imagine falling on my face to God and worshipping Him, but knowing my nature, I might guess that would only last a few moments.

But the idea occurs to me that that majesty might be so great that I could do nothing but worship on my face before my God for all of eternity. May I ask, how could we better spend eternity? In this psalm, the psalmest is so enraptured with praising his God that he wishes everything to praise the Lord. Psalm 150:6 captures the spirit of the entire psalm: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Halleluiah!

I do remember one fine day driving the tractor out on my uncle’s farm, and exulting in the Lord. I fancied that even the fruit trees, dancing in the breeze, were paying homage to Him. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! What else could be said?

Praise Him! Praise Him!

1. Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus our blessed Redeemer!
Sing, O earth, His wonderful love proclaim!
Hail Him! Hail Him! highest archangels in glory,
Strength and honor give to His holy name!
Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children;
In His arms He carries them all day long;

2. Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus our blessed Redeemer!
For our sins, He suffered and bled and died;
He our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation,
Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus the crucified:
Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows,
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep, and strong:

3. Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
Heav'nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever;
Crown Him! crown Him! prophet and priest and King!
Christ is coming, over the world victorious,
Pow'r and glory unto the Lord belong:

Chorus:
Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness!
Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!

Lyrics: Frances Jane (Fanny J.) Crosby