One of the verses of Scripture that I closed with last week was Psalm 118:28
"You are my God, and I will praise You;
You are my God, I will exalt You."

So let's just praise and worship Christ Jesus, our wonderful Lord, for He is
worthy of all our praise. Scripture is filled with reasons for and results
of praising the Lord. I'm certain someone has counted the number of times
praise appears in Scripture; add to that 'hallelujah' which means praise the
Lord and the number must be very great. It is God Himself who gave us 'the
garment of praise' (Isaiah 61:3), that alone is the greatest reason to never
cease to praise.

Isaiah 43:21 tells us that God's people are created to praise Him,
"This people I have formed for Myself;
They shall declare My praise."

"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own
special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out
of darkness into His marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9

Because it is God who gave us 'The garment of praise' He sees it as
beautiful when adorned by His own for Psalm 33:1 says,
"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful."

Not only do we praise because it is right, but our Holy, Righteous, Loving,
Merciful Lord deserves all our praise, love and devotion! Therefore, we
agree with the writer of the Psalms:
"It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
And to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High;
To declare Thy loving kindness in the morning,
And Thy faithfulness by night.
For Thou, O Lord, hast made me glad by what Thou hast done.
I will sing for joy at the works of Thy hands,
How great are Thy works, O Lord!.." Psalm 92:1-2; 4-5a

"Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord while I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being." Psalm 146:1-2

"Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people...
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth..." Psalm 149:1;4a;6a

"Praise the Lord
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant and praise is becoming (suitable, beautiful)."
Psalm 147:1

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!" Psalm 150:6

Hallelujah!! Amen