• Psalms of praise
    • Purpose
      • Declarative – Psalm 116. Also called psalms of thanksgiving.
      • Descriptive, also called hymns of praise. Psalm 146
        • General hymns – Psalm 146:6-10
        • Creation psalms – Psalm 19:1
        • Praising God as king – Psalm 47:7-8
        • Zion psalms – Psalm 48:2
        • Entrance psalms – Psalm 24:3,7,9
        • Prophetic warning – Psalm 50:22
        • Trust psalms – Psalm 91:2
    • Structure
      • Psalm 113
        • Call to praise – Psalm 113:1-4
        • Reasons for praise – Psalm 113:5-9
        • Call to praise – Psalm 113:9
    • Key features
      • See Psalms 146-150
      • Call to action - “Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!”
      • Who is called?
        • Self – Psalm 146:1
        • Jerusalem – Psalm 147:12
        • Every created thing – Psalm 148:2-4,7-12
        • The people of God – Psalm 149:2,4
        • Everything that has breath – Psalm 150:6