Psalms 150:1
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
King James Version
In Context
2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Cross References
Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Psalms 29:9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
Psalms 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Psalms 116:19In the courts of the LORD’S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
Ezekiel 1:22And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 150:1
The first and last of the psalms have both the same number of verses, are both short, and very memorable. But the scope of them is very different: the first psalm is an elaborate instruction in our duty, to prepare us for the comforts of our devotion; this is all rapture and transport, and perhaps was penned on purpose to be the conclusion of these sacred songs, to show what is the design of them all, and that is to assist us in praising God. The psalmist had been himself full of the praises of God, and here he… Read the whole commentary →