Wisdom and Praise Psalm 150

Psalm 104:24 O Lord, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. Daniel 2:20 Daniel said, “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him.

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Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. 2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. 3 Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. 4 Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

What - Praise Where - sanctuary, heavens (everywhere) Why - acts of power; surpassing greatness How - instruments of praise (every way) Who - everyone with breath – Praise opens me to wisdom because it reminds me of God’s goodness, love, and power - it increases my faith (Psm 77)

Mighty acts and excellent greatness – The Bible is a mixture of sad, terrible, evil, love, beauty - God is mighty and great! – Does your story reflect that same mixture? At the heart and core of our praise is Jesus and how God accomplished our redemption

Halal = praise = clarity; to shine; to boast; to rave; celebrate; clamorously foolish Why all the talk about music? – To excite emotions as a means of praise and to want God more – “…to the end that thought the pleasures of the ear a weaker mind may rise up to loving devotion….” Augustine – The joy of music (God enjoys our joy in Him!!)

All of these instruments – A call to corporate worship – Loosely applied as “what’s in your hand?” Everything you have and do is an opportunity to praise the Lord

There are 7.3 billion people and 17,000 people groups on the planet - God deserves praise from all of them! – From you- He deserves your praise, not just your shopping list of complaints Wisdom knows that spending your life complaining brings dishonor to the Lord – “I will cry and mourn and be said…and I will praise the Lord!” – It will change you; it will draw you to God; it will bring you into His joy!

Our Creator wove a song into all of us It’s broken from the Fall, but it has been redeemed in Christ- God has become our song! – “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 Wisdom comes to me as my heart is returned to the Creator and away from the created Praise keeps the pains of this world in their proper place and God in His pre-eminent and WORTHY place; opens me to His wisdom

Are you putting your name in this Psalm? Are you refusing to participate in it? – Wisdom comes as my mind and heart are turned to God When I praise the Lord rightly, my whole person lines up with Him and what I know is willingly and rightly acted on (wisdom)

Wisdom wall - how can you better praise the Lord? Psalms/Proverbs reading Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! – You could do this today!