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20 Quotes on the Importance and Joy of Praising God

For the Christian praising God should not be an optional event that happens when only good circumstances occur. Instead praising God should be something that we do at all times as our act of worship to our heavenly Father. Since God is always good, praising Him is always in order. Even when you are feeling down, praising God is the great antidote to getting out of the dumps, for we read in (Isaiah 61:3) to put on “…The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…”

As Christians our greatest desire should be to glorify God. And one of the best ways to do this is to always praise Him for His excellent greatness, for we read in (Psalm 50:23): “Whoever offers praise glorifies Me…” My friends there is so much joy and power in praise that I pray the following quotes will energize your praise life.1

“The deepest level of worship is praising God in spite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.” ~ Rick Warren

“We can always find a reason to praise. Situations change for better and for worse, but God’s worth never changes.” ~ Matt Redman

“The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise GOD.” ~ Thomas Merton

“Praise causes the presence of the Lord to come into our midst. Even though God is omniscient, He manifests His authority and rule in our environment when we praise Him. When we praise, God comes in and leads us forth… He does not just visit us, but He abides and aligns Himself with us to walk with us into the path that He has chosen for us.” ~ Chuck Pierce

“The early morning hour should be dedicated to praise: do not the birds set us the example?” ~ Charles Spurgeon

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him, all creatures here below! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!” ~ Thomas Ken

“Beloved Friends, we may well continue to praise God, for our God continues to give us causes for praise!” ~ Charles Spurgeon

“Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things.” ~ Kay Warren

“In a sense, we are better prepared to praise God than the angels are, for angels have never known the joy of redemption.” ~ David Jeremiah

“The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.” ~ Francis Chan

“If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness and all perfection, he must tell you to make a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you.” ~ William Law

“If a man just stops to think what he has to praise God for, he will find there is enough to keep him singing praises for a week.” ~ Dwight L. Moody

“We don’t praise God to feel good, but to do good.” ~ Rick Warren

“Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.” ~ Aiden Wilson Tozer

“Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.” ~ Thomas Watson

“True leadership is serving God and not looking for the glory that might come from it. You don’t do it for the glory or personal benefit but for God’s glory. You don’t take credit for anything that is done, but praise God for everything that He has done through you.” ~ Vonette Bright

“Significantly, God in Genesis 1 pronounces the rest of creation ‘good’ before humanity is created. The psalmist and the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel can speak of mountains, trees, sun, and moon praising God. Unlike an office complex or gymnasium, which have no value if people do not inhabit them, creation can glorify and bring God delight apart from human presence.” ~ Rodney Clapp

“If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God.” ~ Epictetus

“There is no kind of experience in which a Christian has a right to refuse to praise God, for ‘all things work together for good to them that love God.'” ~ A. C. Dixon

“I have discovered a few things that help me when God seems silent…

 – Press in to God when you want to pull away.

 – Praise God out loud when you want to get lost in complaints.

 – Put yourself in the company of truth (reading Scriptures and surrounding yourself with positive, Godly people.)” ~ Lysa TerKeurst


1 All of these quotes are from the following website:

TOP 25 PRAISE GOD QUOTES (of 106) | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)