Psalm 150

Let Everything Praise the Lord

150 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens![a]
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness!

3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
    praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
    praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with sounding cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!

This past September I got to attend the Sing! conference in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a beautiful time of worship and celebration singing great songs of our faith and learning new songs. This is a new hymn we will be singing Sunday together for the first time based on Psalm 150. I hope you enjoy reading the lyrics and listening to it in the link below. It is clear where the composers drew their inspiration from this Psalm, but I particularly like the emphasis on the breath and Spirit in verse two taken from Genesis. Everything that has breath must praise the Lord because he is the one who gave us breath. It is our job to tell of His mighty deeds and join with all creation in the everlasting Song! See you Sunday!

Verse 1:

You made the starry hosts
You traced the mountain peaks
You paint the evening sky with wonders
The earth, it is Your throne
From desert to the sea
All nature testifies Your splendor

Chorus:

Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
Sing His greatness
All creation
Praise the Lord
Raise your voice
You heights and all you depths
From furthest east to west
Let everything that has breath
Praise the Lord

Verse 2:

You reached into the dust
In love, Your Spirit breathed
You formed us in Your very likeness
To know Your wondrous works
To tell Your mighty deeds
To join the everlasting chorus

Verse 3:

Let symphonies resound
Let drums and choirs ring out
All heaven hear the sound of worship
Let every nation bring
Its honors to the King
A roar of harmonies eternal

Ray Sanchez is the Pastor of Worship and Administration at FBC Weslaco. As a former band director, he particularly likes the part about the symphonies, drums and choirs in verse 3.