Praise the Lord Psalm 150

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Praise the Lord!Psalm 150
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• O LORD, be not far off O Thou my
  help, hasten to my assistanceand I will tell of
  Thy name to my brethren in the midst of the
  assembly I will praise Thee. You who fear the
  LORD, praise Him
• Psalm 2219-23

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Psalm 150

• BIG IDEA Psalm 150 is the final doxology of the
  Psalms. Its message is simple and
  action-oriented
• Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

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Larger Context

• Book 1 Psalms 1-41
• Book 2 Psalms 42-72
• Book 3 Psalms 73-89
• Book 4 Psalms 90-106
• Book 5 Psalms 107-150

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Larger Context

• Psalm 150 is part of the 5th section of the Book
  of Psalms and contains
• The Hallel Psalms (113-118)
• The Songs of Ascent (120-134)
• The Hallelujah Psalms (146-150)

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The Hallelujah Psalms

• Hallelujah begins ends each of these final 5
  psalms.
• 33 of the praise terms in the entire Book of
  Psalms occurs in these final 5 psalms.

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Psalm 150

• Musically, Psalm 150 is the crescendo of the
  Psalms, the climatic end of the inspired hymnal.

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Psalm 150

• Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary
  Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
• Praise Him for His mighty deeds Praise Him
  according to His excellent greatness.

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Psalm 150

• Praise Him with trumpet sound Praise Him with
  harp lyre.
• Praise Him with timbrel dancing Praise Him
  with stringed instruments pipe.
• Praise Him with loud cymbals Praise Him with
  resounding cymbals.

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Psalm 150

• Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
  
• Praise the LORD!

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Psalm 150 Outline

• The Call (1501)
• The Cause (1502)
• The Celebration (1503-5)
• The Culmination (1506)

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Psalm 150

• Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary
  Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
• Praise Him for His mighty deeds Praise Him
  according to His excellent greatness.

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Praise

• Deep acknowledgement appreciation of value,
  superiority or greatness
• Commend for a Reason
• Bragging on somebody for something

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Examples of Praise

• Sarah's beauty (Gen. 1215)
• Tyres wealth (Ezek. 2617)
• Good wifes works (Prov. 3131)

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Praise

• In any area of life one naturally praises what
  one appreciates in fact, the praise is part
  of the enjoyment. It does not matter whether it
  is sports, flowers, sunsets, children, cars,
  great books, or anything else. To
  enjoy something fully one must speak of it.
  
• C.S. Lewis
• Reflections in the Psalms

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• Hallel u yah

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• YHWH
• Yahweh
• Yah

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Yah

• Isaiah salvation of Yah
• Obadiah servant of Yah
• Micah who is like Yah?

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Psalm 150

• Praise Him with trumpet sound Praise Him with
  harp lyre.
• Praise Him with timbrel dancing Praise Him
  with stringed instruments pipe.
• Praise Him with loud cymbals Praise Him with
  resounding cymbals.

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The Last Wordfrom the Psalms

• Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
  Praise the LORD!
• Psalm 1506

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Application

• Looking for reasons to praise the Lord? Try
  Psalm 1502
• His Mighty Deeds
• His Excellent Greatness

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Application

• Celebration of our Communion with God each other

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• Let everything that has breath praise the
  LORD.
• Praise the LORD!