When Solomon finished building the house of The LORD, the trumpeters and singers lifted their voices as one, and with trumpets, cymbals and instruments of music, they praised The LORD saying, “For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.” The glory of God filled the house so that the priests could not even minister because of the cloud (2 Chronicles 5:13-14). God Himself inhabited the praises of His people.
Jehoshaphat appointed singers unto The LORD to go before the army and say, “Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
When the Israelites began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushments against their enemies, and their enemies destroyed themselves (2 Chronicles 20:21-23).
The weapon of praise! Singers going before an army? It happened just that way. Israel didn’t have to unsheathe a weapon of war—only to sing “Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth forever.”
David was a man after God’s own heart. He knew how to praise his God. Until you have The WORD dwelling in you richly so that you can speak psalms and praises out of your own spirit, use the praises of David to magnify God. Speak them or sing them out loud to the Father.
"In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me" (Psalm 56:4-6, 9-11).
The WORD says God inhabits the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3). The enemy is turned back, falls and perishes at the presence of our God.
Praise not only honors God and empowers our faith, but also it is a powerful weapon in the realm of the spirit. Remember: It will cause satan and his forces to turn back, fall and perish at your presence.
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