Psalm 150:1-6 Praise you the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.… : — I. THE MOTIVES. 1. Creation. 2. Preservation. 3. Redemption. II. WITH WHAT HEART AND MIND WE ARE TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE. He that singeth hymns, and psalms, and spiritual songs must make melody in his heart unto the Lord; he must hold faith and a good conscience; he must also have a mind superior to the world and its low enjoyments and cares; for that soul which is chained down to the earth, no praises, no, not the finest harmony in the world, can lift up into heaven. III. THE BLESSED AND SALUTARY EFFECTS. 1. The first and immediate effect is, that it serves abundantly to confirm our strength and confidence in God; it fixes the heart upon the contemplation of Him who is the object of our praise, awakens in us a devout attention to heavenly things, increases the powers of the mind, and leaves it serene and pacified in a manner that cannot be expressed. 2. Another effect of it is the same with that which the hosannas of the children produced, who sung and celebrated our Lord when He appeared in the temple at Jerusalem; their hosannas to the Son of David silenced the adversary. 3. The last and most blessed effect of all others which our giving praises to God in this world will have upon us, is, that it will entitle us to praise Him for ever in the next; and nothing but beginning to do it here will make us capable of it hereafter. (W. Jones, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.WEB: Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! |
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