Day 181 Praise

 

6/30/2026 

 "With every breath you take, let your life be an anthem of

praise to God, for He is worthy of your public 

proclamation of His greatness."

Daily Walk 

 

Today I finished reading through the psalms in my Daily Walk, ending with Psalms 146 - 150 which exalt the name of the Lord and give God honor and praise. In defining what the word "praise" actually means, the commentator offers an acrostic to remind us that praise is all about the character of God and our response. So he offered this definition to remind of how to praise:

"Publicly Recounting the Acts of the Incomparable Sovereign of Eternity"

I love the words of Psalm 146:1-4 using the New Living Translation Bible, "Praise the Lord! Yes, really praise him! I will praise him as long as I live, yes, even with my dying breath. Don't look to men for help; their greatest leaders fail; for every man must die. His breathing stops, life ends, and in a moment all he has planned for himself is ended." 

The psalms were written by at last seven authors, including David who wrote the majority, we are told, and they span one thousand years of Israel's history. "Used as the temple hymnbook, the Psalms express the diversity of human emotion - praise to God, fear of enemies, and an overriding confidence in God's goodness, majesty, and power."

 The commentator states further that "The singing of a hymn should be a conversation between friends." Psalm 150 closes the book with a strong call to praise:

"Hallelujah! Yes, praise the Lord! Praise him in his Temple, and in the heavens, he made with mighty power. Praise him for his mighty works. Praise his unequaled greatness. Praise him with the trumpet, and with the lute and harp. Praise him with stringed instruments and horns. Praise him with the cymbals, yes, loud clanging cymbals. Let everything alive give praises to the Lord! You praise him! Hallelujah!" 

The King James Version ends with "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!" Every emotion is expressed in the psalms, especially noticeable in King David's songs. But always the psalms open in praise or close in praise, or they both open and close in praise honoring and respecting our God as Lord and King. 

In the midst of any trouble we must always keep our eyes focused on the one true source of all pure joy - Jesus. He is the reason we live, breathe, and have our being.