Oct 6, 2019
The Bible speaks of God being worthy of praise (Heb.
hâlal, ‘to boast about, celebrate’; root of hallelujah ‘praise
the
LORD’). This means God’s character and attributes are of such a
quality He’s worth ‘bragging’ about. Because of this, praise is
commanded! Praise isn’t given to God because He is emotionally
needy, but because He is completely worthy. People praise what
they
have a high value for—the higher the worth, the greater the
worship
of it. God’s value can’t be overestimated, so a failure to praise
God
is a failure to know God.