Read:  

Read Psalm 148 (or listen to it below) 

1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts!

3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For he commanded and they were created.
6 And he established them forever and ever;
he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy wind fulfilling his word!

9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
10 Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and flying birds!

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty is above earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the Lord!

Focus:

In your devotional, divide the psalm into stanzas (paragraphs), centered around a particular theme or idea. There is no “correct” answer. Observe the logical progression of the psalm. Label each stanza that you identified based on the idea or theme that it contains.

As you observe the structure and flow of the psalm, what stands out to you? If you have a friend who is participating in theFormed.Life, compare your answers. 

 See the example from Psalm 1 in the download below.

Pray:

In your devotional, write your own prayer reflecting on some of the themes from the psalm. Consider formatting it as a poem!