Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
As I read this, the shortest of all the Psalms, this morning, I began to wonder how often we are commanded to praise the Lord in the Psalms. And the answer is 34 times in 31 verses. The next question was the frequency of 'praise.' 134 times in 111 verses. I suppose we can chase the statistical analysis too far, but it is significant that many of the Psalms contain an instruction to raise our voices together in praise.
Yes, I know I've written some a few weeks ago on Psalm 150 and its emphasis on praise. But not enough. Please join me as I examine other instances of our instructions to praise the Lord.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 70
Mid-day: 119:97-104
Evening: Psalm 146
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