Riverside Presbyterian Church

Psalm 150Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! It’s the last Psalm, the last word the Biblical choral director/musician wants to leave at the end of the book. “Praise the Lord!” Every phrase in the song is an imperative ending in an exclamation point! There’s no arguing what he means. Praise God for all it’s worth and with all you have; trumpets, lutes, and harps, tambourine and even dancing; praise God with strings and pipes and cymbals, even loud clashing cymbals. In fact “let everything that breathes” - every living thing - praise God! What a way to end it. All things singing, dancing, and play