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what the unity of the Spirit really means and then obey God's command to guard it. In
doing it we shall be preserved from false unities that are merely external and deceptive.
Psalm 150:
The last Psalm (150:) is a twelve-fold paeon of praise to the Lord and on what better
note can the Psalms end? As long as we are consciously in a praising frame of mind we
are unlikely to go wrong. If we can only remember constantly the exceeding riches of
grace and glory which are ours in Christ by faith, the effect will be a very practical one.
We shall say with the psalmist "what shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits
towards me?" (Psa. 116: 12). We shall be constrained to place ourselves and all we have
at His disposal and sing with Frances Ridley Havergal:
"O use me, Lord, use even me,
Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where,
Until Thy blessed face I see,
Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share."
Something like this must have affected the psalmist when he wrote Psa. 150: He calls
for every living creature in heaven and earth, assisted by a mighty orchestra, to praise
Jehovah, the covenant keeping God of love, grace and mercy.
This is the grand finale of this wonderful five-fold Book of praise:
"Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Allelujah!" (Psa. 150: 6).
"And every creature which is in heaven, and in the earth and under the earth, and such
as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and Honour, and
Glory, and Power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever
and ever" (Rev. 5: 13).