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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 149-150 NCV

Associate Producer

Daniel Torrelio, James in Norway

Podcast Introduction

Today is Psalms Wednesday. We’ll close this, the longest book of the Bible with chapters 149-150, and we’ll have our last prayer time together. I’m calling this episode “The Ultimate Encore.“

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Summary

Chapters 149 and 150 are part of the Hallelujah Psalms, beginning and ending with praises to the Lord.

Psalm 149, like the other Hallelujah Psalms, lacks a specific title. It's a celebration of the joyful connection between God and His people, radiating the excitement of praising God together.

Psalm 150, the last in the book, offers a fitting conclusion with its exuberant praise. It invites all of creation to worship the Creator. This echoes the scenes of worship in the book of Revelation.

In Revelation, we glimpse heaven's worship, where countless beings from all nations and languages honor God.

Imagine a concert's finale, but on an unimaginable scale, where God's restoration brings endless celebration. With eternity at our disposal, we can worship and rejoice without end.

The closing Psalms offer a taste of the grand celebration awaiting us in God's presence. We'll declare, "Holy is the Lamb. Hallelujah! Great is the King of kings and Lord of lords!" It's a vision of eternal worship and awe in the presence of the Almighty.

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Steve Webb 0:00Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.

Steve Webb 0:03It's the Lifespring! One Year Bible coming to you from Riverside, California and podcasting since 2004. My name is Steve Webb. I'm your OG Godcaster. Today is Psalms Wednesday, our last Psalms Wednesday, we'll close this the longest book of the Bible with chapters 149 and 150. We'll also have our last time of prayer together. The website is Lifespringmedia.com. and I'll have contact information at the end of today's show over there Lifespringmedia.com There are over 3000 episodes waiting for you to discover. Before we read, let's pray. Our Heavenly Father, we thank you so much for your word, and we thank you for the richness in the blessing of the Psalms. As we close out that book today. I pray you would touch our hearts. We pray this in Jesus name. Amen. All right, are you ready? Let's begin.

Steve Webb 0:57Remember, I told you last week that the last five psalms are known as the Hallelujah Psalms, each one begins and ends with either the words hallelujah or praise the Lord, like the others in this group of five Psalm 149 is given no title.

Steve Webb 1:14Psalms chapter 149. Praise the Lord, sing a new song to the Lord sing his praise in the meeting of his people. Let the Israelites be happy because of God their maker. Let the people of Jerusalem rejoice because of their king. They should praise him with dancing. They should sing praises to Him with tambourines and harps. The Lord is pleased with his people, he saves the humble. Let those who worship Him rejoice in his glory. Let them sing for joy even in bed. Let them shout his praise with their two edged swords in their hands. They will punish the nations that defeat the people. They will put those kings in chains in those important men and iron bands. They will punish them as God is written. God is honored by all who worship Him, praise the Lord.

Steve Webb 2:05Psalm 150 is the final Psalm in the book of Psalms which itself has five sections or divisions. The first division ends with Psalm 41. The second with Psalm 72, the third with Psalm 89. The fourth was Psalm 106. and now we end with Psalm 150, which closes the fifth division and indeed, the entire book. Each of the five divisions in with a doxology or an expression of faith in Psalm 150 tops them all. It is truly a fitting way to close this most precious book. Commentator Alexander McLaren wrote, The 150th Psalm is more than an artistic close of the Psalter. It is a prophecy of the last result of the devout life and in its unclouded sunniness, as well as in its universality. It proclaims the certain end of the weary years for the individual and for the world.

Steve Webb 3:03Psalms chapter 150. Praise the Lord. Praise God in his temple. Praise Him in His mighty heaven. Praise him for his strength, praise him for his greatness. Praise him with trumpet blasts, praise him with harps and liars. Praise him with tambourines and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes, praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with crashing cymbals. Let everything that breathes praise the Lord, praise the Lord.

Steve Webb 3:33Beloved, what is your idea of what heaven is like? What do you think we'll be doing? Of course, we really have no way of knowing everything. But the Bible gives us some idea of at least part of what life will be like. As we recently read in the book of Revelation, chapter five, verse 13, John tells us, then I heard all creatures in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and in the sea, saying to the one who sits on the throne, and to the land be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever. and in Revelation seven, verses nine and 10, there was a great number of people John wrote, so many that no one could count them. They were from every nation, tribe, people and language of the earth. They were all standing before the throne and before the Lamb wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. They were shouting in a loud voice. Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb. Revelation 19 five through eight says, then a voice came from the throne saying, praise our God, all you who serve Him and all you who honor him both small and great. Then I heard what sounded like a great many people, like the noise of flooding water, and like the noise of loud thunder. The people were saying, Hallelujah, our Lord God the Almighty rules, let us rejoice and be happy and give God glory. Because the wedding of the Lamb has come, and the lambs bride has made herself ready, fine linen, bright and clean was given to her to wear. Beloved, I think we're going to be spending a great deal of time praising God the Father, God, the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Have you ever been to a concert where one of your favorite bands or musicians played? My son Stephen and his wife recently took the lovely lady Liana nice to see Norah Jones at the Greek theatre in LA a beautiful outdoor venue. It was a great show. and what do you think happened at the end of the show? Sure. Everybody's stood up and applauded. Well, Nora and her band took their bows and left the stage while the applause continued. and after this went on for several minutes, guess what? Nora in the band came back out to do an encore. and of course, their entrance was met with even more applause and cheering. Now, imagine, at the end of time as we know it when everything here is wrapped up, and God has made all things right. He's wiped every tear. and the enemy has been finally and eternally sent to his final destination, never to bring heartbreak and havoc again. Don't you think we'll all just break out in praise and celebration of the Lamb. and since we'll have eternity to do it, it won't be a problem to spend 1000 years or even 10,000 years singing Hallelujah is and rejoicing at what he has done. Today's closing chapters of Psalms were just a small warm up for what awaits us when we see God face to face. Holy, holy, holy is the Lamb. Hallelujah, great is He Who is the King of kings and Lord of lords. I'd like to hear from you. What did you think about the Psalms this year? Have they been a blessing to you as they have been to me, let me know send to Boostagram or call the Lifespring family hotline or go to the comments page or write an email. I'll tell you how to do those things at the end of the show. Tomorrow will be poetry Thursday, and we'll close that section of the Bible with chapters seven and eight of the Song of Solomon.

Steve Webb 7:10Beloved, the Lifespring One Year Bible has never accepted nor sought any kind of outside advertising. The only support has come from the Lifespring family. I know that you want to hear God's word with no compromise. You want to know that the message is not watered down or changed just to placate those who don't want to hear what the Bible teaches. I think that over the years I've been faithful in that, when the tough issues have come up. I've told you what God says about them. and I think I've done it in such a way that communicated his love his holy nature and his justice. Some people didn't like the message and they stopped listening. That breaks my heart. But some people don't want to hear the truth. But you're still here. Praise the Lord for that. To those of you who have supported the show with time, talent or treasure, thank you. Every gift. Every donation has encouraged me to keep going. Doing a seven day a week show is a little bit like running a marathon. At the beginning of the race. There is a lot of adrenaline. It's exciting. But as the race wears on, it can be a slog. It's grueling. You just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other no matter what. and along the way you grab whatever refreshment you can. Beloved, your prayers,