Psalms 149:1-150:6

149:1 | A new song is needed. New mercies make people recognize the inadequacy of their past efforts at praise. This praise song is offered in the assembly of the pious; there the desire to praise the Lord flourishes best.

149:9 | The written judgment is the law (Deut. 32:40-47), the standard by which the people living in the land of Canaan were judged.

150:1-6 | Psalms closes with magnificence and majesty. Praise comes from every creature; every instrument of joy and gladness and triumph and jubilee is summoned to raise its voice, and every heart and tongue engages to help the choir. This concluding crescendo is full-toned and jubilant. Each of the four preceding books is concluded by a brief doxology, a hymn praising God (41:13; 72:18-20; 89:52; 106:48). Nothing could be more appropriate than to have a lengthy doxology for the final chapter.