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Praise ye the Lord - Hallelu-jah. See Psalm 146:1.
For it is good to sing praises unto our God - See the notes at Psalm 92:1: “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.”
For it is pleasant - See the notes at Psalm 135:3: “Sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant.” The Hebrew word is the same.
And praise is comely - Becoming; proper. See the notes at Psalm 33:1: “praise is comely for the upright.” The Hebrew word is the same. If these psalms were composed for the rededication of the temple, it would not be unnatural that much of the language employed should be borrowed from earlier psalms with which the people were familiar.
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“Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.” Have any of us duly considered how much we have to be thankful for? Do we remember that the mercies of the Lord are new every morning and that His faithfulness faileth not? Do we acknowledge our dependence upon Him and express gratitude for all His favors? On the contrary, we too often forget that “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights.” 5T 315.1
Read in context »Will you be justified in uttering expressions of ill feeling and ill repute against those whom we suppose have erred? Have we never made any mistakes ourselves? Have we never been in the slough of despond? God help us to bear in mind how hard it is when tempted of the devil to have our own brethren step on the side of the devil, and try to hurt and destroy. When tempted to speak words of faultfinding, begin to sing, “Praise ye the Lord.”—Manuscript 129, 1901. VSS 152.1
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