The Bible is full of scripture telling us to praise God and to glorify him. There are two ways in which we can praise God, one in private and two, publicly. Lets look at examples starting in the book of Matthew looking at secret prayer and praise.
Matthew 6:6
6 “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
In your prayers you can thank God for good things he brings you to help you in your life, this sort of praise is what God looks for from a secret place. It is good to praise God in secret to ensure our motives are correct, if we praise God just to be seen by other people then there is a problem, our praises have to be genuine.
Next up we look at public praise in Psalm 22.
Psalm 22:22
“I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.”
This shows that it is perfectly fine to praise God in public as David did and as it says in Psalm 22v22 above.
Singing praises to God can also release spiritual blessings that can help you in your life. Lets look at an example of praises being given in the Bible and how it helped people, such as Paul and Silas who ended up in Prison as stated in the book of Acts chapter 16.
Acts 16v25-26
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.”
This is an extreme example, but it shows how praising God can deliver a miracle like it did for Paul and Silas. So, if you’re in an impossible situation start praising God, and if done authentically and with the correct motives a miracle could find you as well.
Let’s conclude
It is important that our praises to God are authentic. We do not praise God for the sake of wanting him to lavish us with material wealth. We praise God for who he is, a Holy God.