Psalm 150

Praise God with loud music

1  Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his temple.

Praise him high in the sky,

where he shows his great strength.

2 Praise God for the great things that he has done.

Praise him because he is great and powerful.

3 Praise him with music!

Yes! Use trumpets, harps and lyres

to praise God!

150:3The Israelites had musical instruments that are different from the ones that we use today. We do not always have the right names for them in English.

4 Dance and hit drums to praise him!

150:4People hit drums with sticks or with their hands to make music.

Make music with harps and flutes

to praise him!

5 Make music with big cymbals and small cymbals

to praise him!

6 Everything that is alive should praise the Lord!

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!