Praise

1 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. (Psalm 150, New International Version) 

Application 

The book of Psalms is a collection of songs or poems that were written by several different authors including King David (the one who killed Goliath). This is the very last Psalm and it is one of my favourites. To understand this scripture you simply need to understand praise. Praise is ascribing worth to God. Thanking him for all of the wonderful things he has done. Praise happens when you go to a hockey game and your team scores a goal. Praise happens when your favourite band walks on the stage at a concert. Praise is well known to us. The Bible teaches us that God is greater than all of these things so he is worthy of even more praise that anything on earth. This Psalm is all about that. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Are you breathing right now? God is worthy of your praise even know.

Now what…?

Take a moment to thank God for being in your life. As you read over this Psalm again, use it as a vehicle for praising the Lord.