Read Psalm 148

Monday

Read Psalm 148

148 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from heaven,

you that live in the heights above.

²Praise him, all his angels,

all his heavenly armies.

³Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, shining stars.

⁴Praise him, highest heavens,

and the waters above the sky.^c

⁵Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

He commanded, and they were created;

⁶by his command they were fixed in their places for ever,

and they cannot disobey.^d

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

sea monsters and all ocean depths;

⁸lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

strong winds that obey his command.

⁹Praise him, hills and mountains,

fruit trees and forests;

¹⁰all animals, tame and wild,

reptiles and birds.

¹¹Praise him, kings and all peoples,

princes and all other rulers;

¹²young women and young men,

old people and children too.

¹³Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

His name is greater than all others;

his glory is above earth and heaven.

¹⁴He made his nation strong,

so that all his people praise him—

the people of Israel, so dear to him.

Praise the Lord!

Think

When you read this Psalm slowly and pay attention to who the Psalmist is calling 'you that live in the heights above, angels, heavenly armies, sun, moon, bright shining start...'

We realise that we are not alone in praising the LORD.

We realise too that we are not above praising the LORD.

Pray

Lord, I don't praise you as I should.  Help me to submit my praise to you more faithfully.