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Psalm 150: Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord
Walking Through the PsalmsEpisode Summary
Psalm 150 brings the Book of Psalms to a fitting conclusion: praise. After all the prayers, laments, confessions, cries for help, songs of trust, declarations of hope, and calls to worship, the Psalter ends with praise. The final word is not fear, sorrow, confusion, or grief. The final word is praise.In this episode of Walking Through the Psalms, Dave Jenkins teaches through Psalm 150 and shows how this short, joyful, and reverent psalm calls everyone and everything with breath to praise the Lord. God is worthy of praise in every place, for His mighty deeds, according to His excellent greatness, and with every breath He gives.This message also points us to Jesus Christ, the One who lived the perfect life of worship we have not lived, died in the place of sinners who have used their breath for sin instead of praise, and rose again to restore His people to the purpose for which they were made.Listen and Watch
Key Verse
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!”Psalm 150:6
What You’ll Learn
- Why Psalm 150 is the fitting conclusion to the Book of Psalms.
- How the Psalter teaches Christians to bring the whole of life before the Lord.
- Why worship begins with God, not our preferences or feelings.
- How God’s mighty deeds give His people endless reasons to praise Him.
- Why biblical worship should be joyful, reverent, and centered on the glory of God.
- How every breath is a mercy from God and an invitation to praise Him.
- How Jesus restores sinners to true worship through His life, death, and resurrection.
Episode Highlights
- Praise the Lord everywhere: God is worthy of praise in His sanctuary, in His mighty heavens, and throughout all creation.
- Praise the Lord for His mighty deeds: The works of God throughout Scripture find their greatest fulfillment in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
- Praise the Lord for His excellent greatness: God is worthy of praise not only for what He has done, but for who He is.
- Praise the Lord with joyful, reverent worship: Psalm 150 calls God’s people away from lifeless worship and man-centered worship.
- Praise the Lord with every breath: Every breath God gives is a mercy to be used for His glory.
Why This Matters
Psalm 150 reminds Christians that praise is not rooted in changing circumstances but in the unchanging worthiness of God. The Lord is worthy when life is joyful and when life is heavy. He is worthy when our hearts are full and when our hearts are weary. Because God does not change, His worthiness does not change.The call of Psalm 150 is not simply to try harder to praise the Lord. It is a call to behold the God who is worthy, trust the Savior who restores sinners to worship, and offer our lives to the Lord in praise.Thank You for Listening
Thank you for listening to Walking Through the Psalms, a teaching ministry of Servants of Grace. We pray this message helps you praise the Lord with every breath He gives.Continue Walking Through the Psalms
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
