Psalm 150
The Second Sunday of Easter, Year C
Let Everything That Breathes
Psalm 150
Opening Reflection
This is the final word of the Psalms. After all the lament, the wandering, the wrestling—it ends with praise. Pure, expansive, unfiltered praise.
No caveats. No conditions.
Just the invitation:
If you’re breathing, you belong.
Psalm 150 isn’t for perfect people. It’s for the tired, the grateful, the wounded, the resilient.
For those who’ve survived and those still singing with cracked voices.
Praise doesn’t erase the struggle. It honors it—by adding music to the breath that remains.
Context
Psalm 150 closes out the entire book of Psalms. It’s the final crescendo in the “Hallelujah Psalms” (146–150), a liturgical doxology that turns every instrument, every space, and every breath into an offering of praise.
This is the kind of worship that doesn’t start in temples—it starts in lungs.
Read the Passage
Psalm 150 (NLT)
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!2 Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!3 Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!4 Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!5 Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.6 Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Key Insights
Praise Is for Everyone - Not just priests. Not just the happy. If you’re alive, you’re invited.
Praise Is Embodied - Harps, horns, flutes, dancing, clanging cymbals—it’s full-body worship. Not tame. Not tidy.
Praise Is the Last Word - The Psalms end not with an answer, but with an exhale of joy. After all the questions, the cry is hallelujah.
Guiding Question
What in your life is breathing today—and how might that be enough to offer praise?
Reflections & Resources
My Jewish Learning on Psalm 150
