Psalm 34:1-6 (NLT2)
I will praise the LORD at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.
I will boast only in the LORD; let all who are helpless take heart.
Come, let us tell of the LORD’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.
I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened; he saved me from all my troubles.
Praise simply means to give thanks! Giving thanks to God is an obligation of every human. The bible is full of events and people who praise God in diverse ways.
A minstrel is one who plays a stringed instrument like the harp in praise to the Lord.
Praise is commonly used to express our awe and reverence of God and to honour Him as everything He is to us.
Praise and worship are one of the most used terms in Churches and praise the Lord have become a common greeting in Churches and when Christians meet.
I will always bless the Lord, Vs 1—The Lord has laid us under an endless obligation to Him, and we must praise Him while we can, His praise should ever be on our lips.
Like David in Psalm 109:1, we need to see, acknowledge and accept God as our praise in a possessive kind of way. In this, the Lord is called EL TEHILLAH, God of my praise.
When we praise God, things happen, praise is the weapon of choice we use against the enemy, it is the vibrant position in Christ that the enemy most detests because when we praise God, we create an atmosphere cocoon for Him to live in according to Psalm 22:3.
You must become your minstrel to serenade the Lord and bring an atmosphere of miracles you’re your sphere. 2 Kings 3:15-19 gives an account of the power and effect of praise. Elisha requested for a minstrel (a worshipper, singer) to create an atmosphere needed to receive from the Lord the answer the three kings sought from him. Verse 15 says he heard from the Lord immediately the praise started.
God is worthy of all our praise, whether it be in song, prayer or psalm, our praise must extol the sovereignty of the Lord. The worthiness of God is something David knew very well about as mentioned in 2 Samuel 22:4.
Get your praise on and bless the Lord every chance you get, let His praise ever be on your lips, minister to the Lord a new song.
The walls of Jericho fell under the weight of the minstrels’ praise and the people’s final shout-shouts of victory that rose from the position of praise. Joshua 6:1-27. You don’t need anyone leading you in praise, you can be your own minstrel- praise the Lord in your way, let praise rise from your inside.
Revelation 5:12 records the worthiness of God to receive our praise—that is, Jesus Christ is worthy to have ascribed to Him, power, omnipotence, riches, wisdom, and honour for the highest reputation for what he has done for us; all the glory—the praise due to such actions belong the Trinity and should be freely offered in thankful acknowledgements of the whole creation.
Praise and victory are interconnected, without praise, you don’t get to the place of victory, without victory, we don’t get to see God as our praise.
Psalm 22:23 says those who love and fear the Lord should shout Hallelujah or praise the Lord in exhortation.
Wherever you are, shout praise to the Lord for His majesty, lift your voice in praise and let your praise replaced afflictions with the joyful worship of those redeemed from the world. Isaiah 24:14. Get your praise on.
Shalom