Psalm 150 calls for praising God with every instrument and dance. It encourages praising God in his sanctuary and mighty heavens using trumpets, lutes, harps, tambourines, strings, pipes and cymbals. The psalm concludes by saying everything that has breath should praise the Lord.

1. Praise Finale
psalm 150
part 5
Praising God skillfully with every
known instrument and
with dance

2. 150
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens!
Praise him in the sanctuary with
the congregation
Perhaps angels called on to praise Him
in the heavens
Where

3. 2
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness!
Reasons include
His greatness!
His mighty deeds!
Why

4. 3
Praise him with trumpet sound;
Half the verses in this Psalm concern using
every known instrument
to skillfully accompany
the praise
How

5. praise him with lute and harp!
Half the verses in this Psalm concern using
every known instrument
to accompany the praise

6. 4
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
Dance was not typically
done in Israel in worship
but seen to celebrate significant
occurrences

7. 5
Praise him with sounding cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing
cymbals!

8. 6
Let everything that has breath
praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
No words mentioned in this song
but everything with breath
should use their breath
for God’s praise
Who

9. Praise spilling
from the heavens
to all the people on the earth

10. There was no mention of evil in this Psalm.

11. God’s greatest deed was done in Jesus’ work on the
cross redeeming sinners and opening hearts to
thank Him and sing His songs!

12. psalm 150
ends (as it started)
with a second person plural imperative
Praise the Lord.
A Hallelujah inclusio!