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Praise God, 
all of you who are his messengers! 
Praise God, all of you who comprise his heavenly forces!
...
Praise the LORD from the earth, 
you sea monsters...

Do the same,
fire and hail, snow and smoke, stormy wind...

Do the same, 
you mountains...fruit trees, and every single cedar!

Do the same, 
you animals - wild or tame...

Do the same, you kings of the earth...

Do the same, 
you young men - young women too!
- you who are old together with you who are young!  
Psalms 148:2, 7-12 CEB
Do the same.
This song calls all in heaven to praise God.
This song calls all of creation to praise God.
This song calls us to do the same.
Do the same.
Heaven is going to be an interesting place because my guess is that in some way we will not only experience and join in the praise of whoever it is that makes up the "messengers" and "Heavenly forces", but all parts of creation too.
The rocks will cry out in some way. Maybe we will be able to experience the love that designed and made it all...
In the meantime the psalmist calls us to praise.
What could that look like today?
#psalms
#psalm148
#praise 
#dothesame

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