The last five Psalms, Psalm 146 through Psalm 150, each begin the exact same way.

Praise ye the Lord.

As we enter the season of Thanksgiving and praise, Scott is walking us through this crescendo of praise, a study he is calling

the Hallelujah Chorus. In our busy lives, we must make time to praise the Lord not only for what

he's given us, but praise the Lord for who he is. And when our heart is filled with praise, we are ready for worship.

Let's join Scott now for today's study.

Sometimes I hear people talk about having trust issues. The truth is, we all have trust issues.

All of us have been disappointed, disillusioned by circumstances, by people, by ourselves.

And at times, we all have difficulty trusting, believing.

But I want to tell you, there is one person you can always trust.

You can trust the Lord.

We return today to Psalm 146 to this first of the hallelujah

chorus Psalms. The whole book of Psalms ends with a crescendo of praise. It climaxes with a

great hallelujah. Praise ye the Lord. All of these final Psalms beginning and ending with that

expression. And so let me read to you again

the first five verses of Psalm 146 today. Praise you the Lord. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. May I just pause

and point out to you that the psalmist is talking to himself. Now, he's going to talk to the Lord in a moment and he certainly is speaking to us, but he's talking to himself. Now, he's going to talk to the Lord in a moment, and he certainly is speaking

to us, but he's talking to himself. Do you ever talk to yourself? It's all right. If you start

answering yourself, that's where you have a problem, but you remember the prodigal spoke to himself.

I will arise and go to my father and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned.

You see, sometimes you have to speak truth to yourself.

And the psalmist, in some circumstance, is talking to himself.

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