Praising God doesn’t just affect us; it is a powerful weapon against the devil as well. Psalm 8:2 says, Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. In the book of Matthew, Jesus quotes from Psalm 8. When he quoted this verse, he interchanged the words “perfected praise” for “ordained strength.” This is a tremendous revelation: Praise is strength! (Neh. 8:10) If you need strength to bring in your harvest, it will come through praising God!
Praise makes the devil flee and releases the anointing of God. Even the secular world knows the benefits of praise. The medical profession says that a person who is joyful is healthier than a person who is negative and depressed. Praise stops a negative attitude.
Psalm 67:5-6 says; Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us.
The New Living Translation says it like this; May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.
