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.

Do you have a praise list? Now I would have a praise list?

Now I would say you probably somewhere have a prayer list.

Maybe it's written, maybe it's in your mind.

But I'm asking today, do you have a praise list?

Do you have a list somewhere of things that you have written down purposely, intentionally, to remind

yourself of the goodness of God. Psalm 147 provides one for us. It's a divinely inspired one.

Let's walk through it today. The psalmist is talking about praising the Lord and the witness that

is to others. And we've discovered already that the object of our praise must be God, so we know it's all

to the Lord.

But today, observe the extent of our praise.

What are we praising him for?

The short answer is everything, and there's quite a variety in this text.

But let's walk through it.

First, we praise God for his work.

Listen to verse 2 and following, the Lord doth build up Jerusalem. He gathereth together

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