Psalm 150

Psalm 150 concludes the Psalms, which was called by Delitzsch as a final Alleluia. The psalm calls for praise to God and his acts with different instruments. The authorship is anonymous.

Construction

The Psalm tells you where God is to be praised ( " in his sanctuary " and " in the firmament of his power" ) and why ( " for his actions " and " in his great glory "). The following instruments are enumerated with which the praise shall resound. The conclusion of the psalm, and therefore of the entire collection of Psalms is the indication to whom the psalm is directed not only to Israel but to " everything that breathes ". Beginning and end of the psalm marked as in the preceding four Hallelujah Psalms of the exclamation " Hallelujah ".

  • The performers of praise (Ps 150.6 LUT)

Reception

The Psalm 150 was set to music several times.

  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 2, Op 52
  • Charles Ives: Psalm 150
  • Cesar Franck: Psalm 150
  • Zoltán Kodály: Geneva Psalm 150
  • Louis Lewandowski: Large Hallelujah (Psalm 150)
  • Charles Villiers Stanford: Psalm 150: O praise God in his holiness
  • Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, third sentence

Even in today's music, the psalm is addressed in several ways:

  • Jimmy Webb: Psalm One- Five-O on the album Words and Music (1970 )
  • Bernd Draffehn: Psalm 150, Alleluia! Praise God in His sanctuary (1978 )
  • POD: Psalm 150 on the album " The Fundamental Elements of Southtown " (1999)
  • J. Moss: Psalm 150 on the album The J Moss Project ( 2004)
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