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Sunday Psalms;

Praise the Lord! 
Praise God in his sanctuary; 
praise him in his mighty heaven!
Praise him for his mighty works; 
praise his unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn; 
praise him with the lyre and harp!
Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; 
praise him with strings and flutes!
Praise him with a clash of cymbals; 
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! 
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 150 NLT
This final song we're invited to join in is noisy!
It's loud, expressive!
There's praise to God where He is, for what He has done, and who He is.
And then it's how. All noise!
This word "praise" is a verb, an action, "halal" in Hebrew, and carries a range of meanings;
- to be clear 
- to shine
- to boast of
- to make a fool of yourself about
- to rave
- to celebrate 
There's a freedom here to praise, to celebrate our God in ways others might see as foolish, outside "norms", but it's not about us, about performance, it's about our God, where He is, what He's done, & who He is.
The psalmist invites us to join in, to make some noise, to express in your way, praise. 
#psalms
#psalm150
#praise 
#weareinaBigStory 
#itsaheartthing 

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