Psalm 148 Devotional

A Choir of Everything

“Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.”Psalm 148:5 (BSB)

Psalm 148 gathers a choir larger than any building could hold. It begins in the heavens with angels, heavenly hosts, sun and moon, shining stars, and the highest heavens (148:1-4). They are to praise him because he gave the command and they were created, and he set them in place by a decree that stands (148:5-6). Then the call moves down to earth: sea creatures, lightning, hail, snow, stormy wind, mountains, fruit trees, cattle, birds, and crawling creatures (148:7-10).

Only after all that come people: kings and nations, young men and maidens, old and young together (148:11-12). Yet the psalm ends with something the stars cannot claim. God has raised up strength for his people, a people he has drawn close to himself (148:14). Revelation pictures every creature in heaven and on earth praising God and the Lamb (Revelation 5:13). Wherever you look today, at the sky, a tree, or a face, you see members of the choir, and you are invited to join them as one brought near.

To think about: What part of creation could you notice today as a reminder to join its praise of God?