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Psalm 150

1 An exhortacion to praiſe the Lord without ceaſe by all maner of wayes for all his mightie, and wonderful workes.
¶ Praiſe ye the Lord
1.PRaiſe ye God in his Sanctuarie: praiſe ye him in the firmament of his power.
2.Praiſe ye him in his mightie Actes: praiſe ye him according to his excellẽt greatnes.
3.Praiſe ye him in the ſounde of the trũpet: praiſe ye him vpon the viole and the harpe.
4.Praiſe ye him with timbrel & flute: praiſe ye him with virginales and organs.
5.Praiſe ye him with ſounding cymbals: praiſe ye him with high ſounding cymbals.
6.Let euerie thing that hathe breath praiſe the Lord. Praiſe ye the Lord.

Notes

1:a.
That is, in heauen.
1:b.
For his wõderful power appeareth in ye firmament, & in Ebr is called a ſtretching out or ſpreading abroad, wherein the mightie worke of God ſhineth
3:c.
Exhorting ye people onely to reioyce in praiſing God, he maketh mẽcion of thoſe inſtruments, wc by Gods cõmaũdemẽt were appointed in the olde Law, but vnder Chriſt the vſe thereof is aboliſhed in the Church.
6:d.
He ſheweth that all the ordre of nature is bound to this duetie, and muche more Gods childrẽ, who oght neuer to ceaſe to praiſe him, til they be gathered into that kingdome, which he hathe prepared for his, where they ſhal ſing euerlaſting praiſe.