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Psalm 150:6

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

4Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!
5Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!
6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
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Notice

After the resounding cymbals, “everything that has breath” widens the chorus beyond the instruments, with YHWH still the one receiving praise.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 145:21My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.Both passages extend praise beyond a single voice, asking all flesh or everything with breath to honor the LORD.
Revelation 5:13I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and …Psalm 150 summons everything with breath to praise; Revelation records every created thing praising the one on the throne and the Lamb.
Psalm 103:22Praise the LORD, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul!Both passages summon a vast chorus to praise the LORD: everything with breath and all his works throughout his dominion.
Psalm 145:10All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your saints will extol you.Both passages describe praise reaching beyond one worshiper, extending to everything with breath or all the LORD’s works.
Psalm 95:1Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!Both passages urge praise directed to the LORD, with Psalm 95 naming singing and shouting as expressions of that praise.
Revelation 19:5A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”Both commands gather a broad company into praise, naming everything with breath and God’s servants, small and great.
Isaiah 42:10Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.Both passages give praise a wide reach, extending it to everything with breath and to the ends of the earth.
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Praise and worship. gratitude. an ordinary day.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Speak one sentence of praise to YHWH

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Encouragement

The closing command reaches every breathing creature, and that includes you. YHWH is worthy of praise from the whole living chorus.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).