The Hallelujah Chorus

Daily Bible Reading – Psalm 145:1 – 150:6

Psalm 150

We come finally to the last psalm, the climax of the great doxology, the “Hallelujah Chorus” of the Hebrew hymn book. The sobs and sighs of many a previous psalm are now changed into shouts and songs. The wistful longings, triumphant hopes, and soaring faith of so many of the Hebrew hymns are now caught up in rapture and made to reverberate around the throne of God. We stand now at faith's Niagara, entranced by its resistless flow of praise, dazzled by its rainbow-tinted spray, awestruck by its thundering sound. Nowhere, not even in the vastness of the book of Psalms itself, is there anything to compare with this last resounding doxology of praise.

The book of Psalms begins with God blessing man: “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. . . .” The book of Psalms ends with man blessing God. In this last psalm praise to God springs up like a fountain. It spreads out in all directions. It plunges down again only to soar once more skyward in an endless round of song.

What a fitting conclusion to God’s songbook: “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!”

Now go to church today and truly worship the Lord:

Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne;

Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.

Awake, my soul and sing of Him who died for thee,

And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.