The Awesome Power Of Praise And Worship
When I began working on this post earlier today, my intention was to find a few verses to go along with a link to an awesome online praise and worship website I just discovered, but as I started looking at some of the passages of scripture about the power and importance of praise, I realized that this is a topic that really deserves and needs a lot more time and attention than I can give it right now. So for the time being, I’m just including some of the verses that make it abundantly clear that we should NEVER stop praising the Lord. They also teach us some of the things to praise Him for, how to praise Him, and what happens when we do. One of the most important things I tell women when I first speak with them is to keep praise and worship music on all the time, because it’s virtually impossible to be depressed or discouraged when we’re lifting up the name of Jesus, and singing His praises. So this morning I decided to see if I could find something on the internet that offered around the clock praise and worship music, and I was thrilled with what I found! So you can listen to AllWorship Praise & Worship Basic Stream here, and more information about it, including additional options, is available at this link.
And the following passages of scripture are really just a few to give us a much better understanding of the importance and power of praise and worship:
Psalm 100:3-5
Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 34:1-5
I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
Psalm 18:47-49
He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me, who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.
Psalm 96:1-3
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Isaiah 42:10
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Psalm 149:1
Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.
Hebrews 2:12
He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises.”
Psalm 135:3
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
Psalm 147:1
Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
Psalm 30:4
Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name.
Psalm 33:1
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Psalm 47:7
For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
1 Chronicles 16:9
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
Psalm 68:32
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, Selah
Romans 15:11
And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and sing praises to him, all you peoples.”
Psalm 66:2
Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!
Psalm 63:5
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
Psalm 71:8
My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
Psalm 145:21
My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 75:9
As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
Psalm 104:33
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Psalm 7:17
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 9:2
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Psalm 21:13
Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
Psalm 59:17
O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Psalm 71:22
I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
Psalm 71:23
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I, whom you have redeemed.
Psalm 101:1
I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
Psalm 66:4
All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” Selah
Psalm 68:4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds — his name is the LORD— and rejoice before him.
Jeremiah 20:13
Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.
Jeremiah 31:7
This is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.’
Psalm 150:2
Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Revelation 5:13
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”
Daniel 2:19-20
During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
2 Chronicles 5:13-14
The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.
2 Chronicles 20:20-22
Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.” As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.