Year 8, Day 285: Psalm 148

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Clearly, Psalm 148 is about praising the Lord.  I didn’t count how many times the words “praise the Lord” are in the psalm, but it is a good many times!  It’s rather difficult to miss the point of this psalm.

This year, as I read through it today, I noticed something remarkable.  The order of this psalm is very reminiscent of Genesis 1:1.  The heavenly beings praise God.  The stars praise God.  The waters below and the heavens praise God.  The see creatures praise God.  The mountains and the dry land praise God.  The plants praise God.  The creatures praise God.

Only as we approach the end of the psalm do we hear about humanity giving praise to God.  This is quite reminiscent to the creation account, where the human beings come very close to the end of the story.  Where we are in the psalm, though, is irrelevant.  What matters is that humanity is called to praise God.  We are a part of creation as we give glory to our creator.

When the psalm talks about humanity, I love what it says.  Common and lordly people alike are called to praise God.  Young and old are called to praise God.  The call to give glory to God goes out to all creation, and all humanity within that.

As with most psalms of praise, it is important to remember the purpose of the psalm.  We are to praise God.  He is the one worthy of our praise.  He is the one who lifts us up.  He is the one who calls us out of the ways of the world.  We, the creation, gives praise to Him, our creator.

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