The final five Psalms, Psalm 146 through Psalm 150, all open with the same powerful call.

Praise ye the Lord. As we step into this season of Thanksgiving and praise, Scott invites us to journey through this

magnificent crescendo of worship, a study he's calling the Hallelujah Course. In the rush of everyday life,

it's easy to forget to pause and praise, not just for what God has done, but for who he is.

And when our hearts are filled with praise, our spirits are prepared for true

worship. Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode to learn about Scott's study of the

Psalms entitled Roadmap for Life. Let's join Scott now for today's message in the hallelujah course.

I love the way in scripture how the Lord uses contrast, and he does it because he's showing

you that on every extreme, he's God, that from one into the spectrum to the other, the

Lord is in control. That's the pattern you find in Psalm 148. Now we're learning here that

there must be praise in our home life. Hallelujah's in the home. And we're looking at all the

dimensions of that. In the first six verses, we have seen the heights of praise. Remember,

he takes us all the way to the heavens, to the heights, into the very throne room of God, where the angels are singing praise. Remember, he takes us all the way to the heavens, to the heights,

into the very throne room of God where the angels are singing praise. So we're lifted above

earth. Now when you come to the section beginning in verse number seven, we're taken to the depths

of praise, literally from one extreme to the other. So listen to verses 7 through 10.

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps.

Fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling his word.

Mountains on all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,

beast and all cattle, creeping things and flying

foul.

Do you see what he's doing?

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