Tell it to Your Soul

Psalm 103: 20-22 “Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul.”

After reading all of the verses in Psalm 103 over the past several days, we should be full of adoration and praise for the God that loves us and the God we now know much better than we did before.

It’s no wonder that the psalmist ends the chapter by directing all of those in heaven, all of those on earth, all of creation everywhere to praise Him.  And he reminds all of them that they are all in his dominion.  That means they are all under his control, yet He chooses to leave the privilege of praising Him up to us.  It’s up to us to recognize His goodness and respond in praise.

The last part of the chapter finally is written to the writer’s own soul, instructing the very center of his being, to praise the Lord.

We have to make the choice daily to remind ourselves of the wonderful character of the God we serve, of his mighty power and rule over our lives, and then to bow down before him in worship.

I can’t go one day without doing this…or I feel dry, parched, and listless.

Praise the Lord, on my soul, and all that is within me – Praise his holy name!