“Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised” (Ps 48:1; AMPC). Praise and worship are an important part of our Christian lives. According to what we read in Psalms there are several different ways we can and should praise the Lord. Psalm 47:1 tells us 3 things to do; clap our hands, shout and sing. Psalm 134:2 tells us to lift up our hands and Psalm 149:4 encourages us to praise with dancing and instruments (see also Ps 150:3,4). Why are we to praise and worship God? We find an answer in Psalm 150:2; here we are told that we praise God because of all the great things He has done for us and also because of who He is, “Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness” (AMPC). Praise is a natural result of thanksgiving to God for all He has done, “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise” (Ps 100:4; CSB). We may not always feel like praising God; our bodies may be tired, our minds busy or our emotions may be unsettled but Hebrews 13:15 encourages us to, “continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God” (NKJV). In other words, we praise God even when we don’t feel like it. Jesus said that we will worship, “in Spirit and truth” (John 4:23,24). When we worship God from the heart (like David did) it helps to get the focus off our problems and onto God who is the solution for our problems. As David said, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise will continually be in my mouth. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together” (Ps 34:1,2; AMPC).