“Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.” Psalm 147:1 (ESV)
This is an expression of the value of praising God. The one who first put these words together was expressing the personal benefit that he received by praising God. Reflect on these words and we think about our practice of praising God. When we praise the Lord now in our lives we can enjoy the same benefit. It does us good to praise God. We can perhaps all remember how we have felt as we have done that. Perhaps we have sometimes been discouraged and heavyhearted. Then, when we thought of God goodness and His love for us we begin to praise Him for it. It is then that our outlook changed. It is as the psalmist said – a pleasant experience. And why is this true? It is because God is worthy of our praise. He should be praised. As the psalmist said, It is fitting. It is an appropriate thing to do and it brings blessings.
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