Month of Praising - Day 31

第 31 天  詩 150
1 你們要讚美耶和華！在神的聖所讚美他！在他顯能力的穹蒼讚美他！
2 要因他大能的作為讚美他，按着他極美的大德讚美他！
3 要用角聲讚美他，鼓瑟彈琴讚美他！
4 擊鼓跳舞讚美他！用絲弦的樂器和簫的聲音讚美他！
5 用大響的鈸讚美他！用高聲的鈸讚美他！
6 凡有氣息的都要讚美耶和華！你們要讚美耶和華！

Day 31  Psalm  150 
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary；
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts；
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet；
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance；
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals；
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
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今天不僅僅是讚美月的最後一天，也是2015年的最後一天，我們將一同來讀最後的一篇詩篇。詩篇150篇是一篇讚美的詩篇。在短短的6節經文中，“讚美”就出現了13次之多。詩人在6節經文中回答了3個非常重要的問題

1. 誰要讚美耶和華？ - 凡有氣息的都要讚美耶和華；
2. 為什麼要讚美耶和華？ - 為著祂他大能的作為： 祂的所作 - 創造，保守和救贖的工作；為著祂極美的大德：祂的所是，祂的美善。
3. 如何來讚美耶和華？ - 各樣的樂器： 角聲、鼓瑟彈琴、擊鼓跳舞、絲弦的樂器、簫、大響的鈸和高聲的鈸，更重要的是我們的聲音！

也許我們的2015年就像走過150篇的詩篇一樣，我們經過喜樂和憂愁，經過歡笑和眼淚，經過高山和低谷。但150篇的詩篇結束在一個真實向 神的敬拜和讚美上。那麼，你我又當如何來結束我們的2015呢？

讓我們一同來讚美耶和華 - 因祂大能的作為讚美他，按着祂極美的大德讚美他！

Today is not only the last day of the Month of Praising, but also the year end of 2015. We are going to read the last Psalm in the Bible, which devotes to praise. In the total of 6 verses, the word "praise" is used thirteen times. In this short Psalm, the psalmist answers three fundamental and essential questions:

1. Who is to praise the Lord? - everything that has breath;
2. Why is the Lord to be praised? - for His mighty acts which refers to His doing: His works of creation, provision and redemption; and for His excellent greatness which refers to His Being: all His attributes.
3. How is to praise the Lord? - with all kinds of instruments: trumpet, lute, harp, timbrel, dance, stringed instruments, flutes, loud cymbals and clashing cymbals, and most importantly the voice of you and me!

Our journey in 2015 may just like walking through the 150 psalms of the book of Psalms, during which we meet with joys and sorrows, tears and trials, pains and pleasures. But the book of Psalms closes on the highest note of praise! How should we end up with the year of 2015?

Let's praise the Lord with all that is within us - for His mighty acts and His excellent greatness!