Psalm 150 – Let All Things Praise the LORD Video for Psalm 150: Psalm 150 – Let All Things Praise the LORD Each of the five divisions of the Book of Psalms closes with a doxology (Psalm 41:13, 72:18-19, 89:52, 106:48). This entire psalm can be seen as a doxology that not only closes the…

Psalm 149 – The High Praises of God and a Two-Edged Sword Video for Psalm 149: Psalm 149 – The High Praises of God and a Two-Edged Sword This is another of the last five psalms that have no title in the Hebrew text, but each of these last five begin and end with Hallelujah…

Psalm 148 – Let Heaven and Earth Praise the LORD Video for Psalm 148: Psalm 148 – Let Heaven and Earth Praise the LORD Psalm 148 calls upon all creation to praise Yahweh. “What a wonderful song this is! Look over it again, and note the fact that there is no reference in it, from…

Psalm 147 – Praising the God of Care and Creation Video for Psalm 147: Psalm 147 – Praising the God of Care and Creation This is another of the last five psalms that have no title in the Hebrew text, but each of these last five begin and end with Hallelujah or Praise the LORD!…

Psalm 146 – Praise to the LORD, Worthy of Our Trust Video for Psalm 146: Psalm 146 – Praise to the LORD, Worthy of Our Trust Psalm 146 begins a series of five final songs in the Book of Psalms, and the five are known as the Hallelujah Psalms. “In the earlier psalms, we have…

Psalm 145 – Praising God for Who He Is and What He Does Video for Psalm 145: Psalm 145 – Praising God for Who He Is and What He Does This psalm is titled A Praise of David. Though Psalm 17 and Psalm 86 were also called A Prayer of David, this is the only…

Psalm 144 – War and Peace Video for Psalm 144: Psalm 144 – War and Peace This psalm has the title A Psalm of David. It is believed to have been written near the time David came to be recognized as the king over all the tribes of Israel, and the psalm expresses David’s heart…

Psalm 142 – My Only Refuge Video for Psalm 142: Psalm 142 – My Only Refuge Psalm 142 is titled A Contemplation of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave. The Hebrew word for Contemplation (maskil) could be better translated as instruction. “He calls this prayer Maschil, ‘a Psalm of instruction,’ because of…

Psalm 141 – No Compromise Video for Psalm 141: Psalm 141 – No Compromise This psalm has the title A Psalm of David. It shows David as a man of tender conscience, who asked God to deal with his own sin and weakness before addressing the wicked men who fought against him. It shows that…

Psalm 140 – The Cry and Confidence of a Slandered Soul Video for Psalm 140: Psalm 140 – The Cry and Confidence of a Slandered Soul This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The theme is similar to many of David’s other psalms, in which he cried out to God…