Last Sunday, we introduced a new song to you!
It is a song based on Psalm 150—the final, full-throated praise chapter of the Psalms—that ends: “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!”
WHY DO WE NEED TO SING PSALM 150?
Life is not all joy. It is not all happiness. It is not all praise.
But, we need to sing Psalm 150 because one day it will be.
One of the writers of this song said this about:
“The book of Psalms beautifully and famously shows the breadth and depth of human emotion. It helps us “feel” our faith. in many of our songs in the past we have explored the reality of our sorrows, but with Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord), we wanted to emphasize the power of how the book of Psalms culminates - in overwhelming joy and praise! I think in 150 being the final Psalm God is teaching us something - that sorrows are real, confusion will happen, the journey is long - but it all crescendos in praise. There is an exclamation point! Joy is where we are headed. The world knows it. The seas know it. The mountains know it. And we can get in on it.” Matt Papa
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH “PSALM 150 (PRAISE THE LORD)”
Take time to familiarize yourself with this new song.
You can watch the YouTube video here.
You can read through the lyrics below.
Verse 1
You made the starry hosts, You traced the mountain peaks
You paint the evening sky with wonders
The earth, it is Your throne, From desert to the sea
All nature testifies Your splendor
Chorus
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord
Sing His greatness, All creation
Praise the Lord, Raise your voice
You heights and all you depths, From furthest east to west
Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord
Verse 2
You reached into the dust, In love, Your Spirit breathed
You formed us in Your very likeness, To know Your wondrous works
To tell Your mighty deeds, To join the everlasting chorus
Verse 3
Let symphonies resound, Let drums and choirs ring out
All heaven hear the sound of worship
Let every nation bring, Its honors to the King
A roar of harmonies eternal
Final Chorus
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord
Sing His greatness, All creation
Praise the Lord, Raise your voice
You heights and all you depths, From furthest east to west
You distant burning stars, All creatures near and far
From sky to sea to shore, Sing out forevermore
Let everything that has breath
Praise the Lord
Words and Music by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa