“And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.”
Psalm 148:14 (NIV)
Horn is a symbol of strength - what is being said here is that the praise of His faithful servants is the strength that God gives them. Praise equals strength, strength equals praise. Paul and Silas demonstrated this truth for us in the Philippian jail.
This psalm continues the theme of praise by calling on the angels and the stars and all that is above the earth to praise the LORD, for He created them forever and ever.
The psalmist then calls on the sea creatures and oceans, on the weather systems, on the earth itself and the vegetation, on the wild animals and the domestic animals, on the small creatures and the birds, on the kings and queens and rulers, and young and old to praise the name of the LORD because He is higher than all of us.
But His servants have another reason – a wonderful reason to praise the LORD!
It is the method – it is the place – where His people get their strength.
We see it in the accounts of the battles in the Old Testament.
We see it in the accounts of the apostles.
Have we experienced it for ourselves?
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