In Psalms, chapter one hundred and eleven, verses one through ten, the psalm praises the Lord for His physical and spiritual blessing and providential care over those who love and fear Him. The psalmist has determined to glorify God “in the congregation,” not just privately, as in verse one. It is Biblical to praise God spontaneously and aloud in the church. In Psalms twenty-two, verse twenty-two, “I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.” Psalms thirty-four, verse one, “I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
There are two kinds of Christians on earth today: religious people who do not praise the Lord and believers who do. The churchgoers who do not praise the Lord do not experience the power of God moving in their lives as they should. They will hear about His mighty acts among others but not receive a powerful manifestation of their own to testify to other non-believers, family members, neighbors, and strangers alike. No consistent praise from a self-proclaimed Christian is like a ship without a sail. They do not move in the direction that God desires their life to move.
Believers who praise the Lord consistently will experience God’s power moving in their lives. Why? The Lord locates those who praise Him. “Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can shew forth all his praise?” Those who love the Lord will do as the songwriter says:
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise Him in the morning, praise Him in the noontime,
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise Him when the sun goes down.
Those who praise God will always be in His presence. He will be with His people in every situation, good or bad.