Tyndale Open Study NotesPsalms 150
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Read Psalms 150 in the BiblePsalms 150:1-6
Everything that breathes is commanded to praise the Lord as he deserves. The whole Psalter describes the greatness of the Lord, so this psalm is a fitting conclusion.
Psalms 150:1
The phrase mighty heavens refers to Genesis 1 and God's amazing work in filling the emptiness.
Psalms 150:3-5
The psalmist calls all people to praise God with instruments and dancing.
flutes: These are wind instruments (instruments you blow into to make sound). The Bible does not mention them as part of formal temple worship. This suggests they were used more in everyday life or celebrations, rather than in official worship at the temple.
clashing cymbals: Temple musicians clapped two bronze bowls together to make a loud sound as part of the music.
Psalms 150:6
praise the LORD!: This refrain is a fitting conclusion to the entire book of Psalms.
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Psalms 150:1-6
The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).