1. Praise ye the Lord, or Hallelujah, praise to Jah, Jehovah. Praise is an essential offering
at all the solemn feasts of the people of God. Prayer is the myrrh, and praise
is the frankincense, and both of these must be presented unto the Lord. How can
we pray for mercy for the future if we do not bless God for his love in the
past? The Lord hath wrought all good things for us; let us therefore adore him.
All other praise is to be excluded; the entire devotion of the soul must be
poured out unto Jehovah only. Praise, o ye servants of the Lord. You above all, for you are
bound to do so by your calling and profession. If God’s own servants do not
praise him, who will? You are a people near to him, and should be heartiest in
your loving gratitude. While they were slaves of Pharaoh, the Israelites
uttered groans and sighs by reason of their hard bondage; but now that they had
become servants of the Lord, they were to express themselves in songs of joy.
His service is perfect freedom, and those who fully enter into it discover in
that service a thousand reasons for adoration. They are sure to praise God best
who serve him best; indeed, service is praise. Praise the name of the Lord. Extol his revealed character,
magnify every sacred attribute, exult in all his doings, and reverence the very
name by which he is called. The name of Jehovah is thrice used in this verse,
and may by us who understand the doctrine of the Trinity in Unity be regarded
as a thinly-veiled allusion to that holy mystery. Let Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit all be praised as the one, only, living, and true God.
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