In Psalms, chapter hundred and thirty-five, verses one through twenty-one, this call to praise God is based on three facts: God has brought His people into a saving covenant relationship with Him, as in verses one through four, and Exodus nineteen, verse five. God is a living God, active in all the world’s affairs and His people, as in verses five to thirteen. God is near His people, feeling compassion for those who serve Him in verse fourteen.
The songwriter made this song chorus, which begins with the theme title:
Praise ye the Lord
Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord.
There are over twenty scriptures verses starting or ending with the theme title Praise ye the Lord. To reverence God for what He has done begins in Judges five, verse two, “Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.” This scripture is the first encounter within the Old Testament. How important is this verse? The keywords are “people willingly offered.”
In Psalms twenty-two, verse three, “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” The believers who praise the Lord are the ones who will attract God’s attention. “Praise ye the Lord” is Praise you the Lord. The theme title encourages the people of God to praise Him continually. The last verse of “Praise Ye the Lord” is from Psalms hundred and fifty, verse six, “Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”
There is a song titled “Praise Him” that expresses how believers ought to praise Him daily.
Praise Hi, praise Him,
Praise Him in the morning
Praise Him in the noontime,
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise when the sun goes down.