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Songs of Praise

If lament is more than half the Psalter, praise is its destination. The book begins with two trees and ends with five Hallelujah psalms in a row, the loudest worship in Scripture. In between, the great hymns: enter into His gates with thanksgiving; bless the LORD, O my soul; great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. Worship in the Psalms is not denial of the dark; it is what the dark gives way to. The praise psalms train the church in the songs we will be singing for ever.