United Commentaries

Ps.146.1-150.6

The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the Lord! (Hebrew haleluyah).

Ps.150.1-6

Everything that breathes is commanded to praise the Lord as he deserves. The whole Psalter describes the greatness of the Lord, so this psalm is a fitting conclusion.

Ps.150.1

The phrase mighty heaven alludes to Gen 1 and to God’s glorious work in filling the emptiness.

Ps.150.3-5

The psalmist calls all people to praise God with instruments and dancing. flutes: These wind instruments are not mentioned as being used in Temple worship.

clanging cymbals: Temple musicians clapped two bronze bowls together as percussion instruments.

Ps.150.6

Praise the Lord: This refrain is a fitting conclusion to the entire book of Psalms.