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Psalms 150
Psalms 150:1
General Information:
This focuses on praise or worship that is most commonly held in the temple. Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)
Praise God in his holy place
God's temple was often referred to as his holy place. This was the most common place to go to worship God.
Psalms 150:2
his mighty acts
"the great things he has done." God's "mighty acts" can possibly mean 1) natural such as thunderstorms and earthquakes or 2) miraculous such as healings and great victories in battle.
Psalms 150:3
General Information:
This chunk focuses on praising or worshiping God with musical instruments and dance.
Psalms 150:4
tambourines
A tambourine is a musical instrument with a head like a drum that can be hit and with pieces of metal around the side that sound when the instrument is shaken. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown)
Psalms 150:5
cymbals
two thin, round metal plates that are hit together to make a loud sound (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown)
Psalms 150:6
General Information:
This verse is more than the end of this psalm. It is the closing statement for all of Book 5 of the Psalms, which starts at Psalm 107 and ends with Psalm 150.
everything that has breath
This is an exaggeration that calls on all people who are alive to praise God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole)