Read Through the Bible in a Year Day 192: Let Everything Praise God

Good morning, everyone!

Today I read Psalms 146-150, and my focus will be on Psalm 150, with a little of 148 thrown in.

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. Praise Him with trumpet sound; praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. Praise Him with loud cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!

So, that's Psalm 150. Isn't that nice? Praise God with everything you have. With your words. With your music. With dancing. Praise Him for all that He has done. For all that He is. Let your very breath praise God.

When I read this psalm today, I knew I had to share it, but originally I had planned to share part of Psalm 148, another psalm of praise.

This psalm, however, calls upon all of creation - from the smallest insect to the mightiest king, from the waves to the fires, from the winds to the mountains - to praise God. It calls upon every one of God's creations to praise Him.

Psalm 148:13 - Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven.

Let everything praise the Lord. Everything with breath. Everything without breath. Let it testify to God's glory.

Do you know the song My Redeemer Lives, by Nicole C. Mullen?

Part of it says "Let all of creation testify." And that's what these psalms are saying. Let everything on the earth and in the heavens testify and praise God for how wonderful He is.

How powerful is that? The very mountains. The seas. The animals. All of creation glorifies God. Humans are the only part of creation that sometimes choose not to do so.

I hope you choose to praise Him. There are days when that isn't easy, when everything is going wrong. But I've learned that praising God doesn't depend on our circumstances. He's worthy of praise whether we have a good day or a bad day. Therefore, praise isn't a feeling, but a choice. And I'm learning to choose praise over my circumstances.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Proverbs 1-3. Oh, we're going to have such fun in the book of Proverbs!