May 5, 2026 - Psa 148-150

Week 19

• Psa 119:129-176, 139

• Psa 148-150

• 1 King 2

• 1 King 3, 6

• 1 King 8, 9:1-9

The Book of Psalms includes 150 individual psalms with themes that range from praise to lament, and from thanksgiving to songs of ascent (specific psalms used during times of Israelite feasts and religious pilgrimages). Regardless of their original purpose or their tone, all of the psalms are hymns of worship to God. The book ends with three psalms of praise. Psalm 148 praises God for His glory, made evident through His creation. The final verse of that psalm references a “horn” God raised up for His people, which is a reference to the honor God bestows on His people through His redemptive grace. While God did this time and again for His people in the Old Testament, the final and perfect act came when He sent His Son to be our Redeemer. In Psalm 149, the focus remains on praising God, but the emphasis shifts to His acts on behalf of His people—the ultimate one being salvation, both physical and spiritual—and the appropriate way we should respond to Him. Psalm 150 closes the book with shouts of praise and the call for everything that has breath to praise the Lord. These psalms are a great reminder to us that, regardless of our present circumstances, God is always worthy of our praise, and that is the very act for which we were created.

What specific characteristics of God do you want to praise Him for today? Take the time to praise Him for those things now, continuing to do so throughout your day.