The Word of God explains and describes the action of praise and its benefits rather brilliantly. There are several Hebrew definitions for the word praise, each with a specific meaning and physical action. One of these Hebrew words for praise is ‘halal’, its action is described as someone boasting, raving, celebrating and even acting foolishly, speaking of God’s wonderful nature and deeds until they are besides themselves. Another Hebrew word for praise is ‘Yadah’, it means to throw your hands up and forward as though to cast off cares onto the Lord, while confessing about His faithful character. The particular Hebrew action of praise that David refers to in Psalm 65:1, is ‘Barak’, which means to kneel silently before the Lord in wonder and reverence, as we consider all He is to us, until we can’t contain our joyful gratitude any longer, and burst into verbal praise – expressing the overflow from our saturated hearts. While some many may think the purpose of praise is exclusively for God’s benefit, scripture teaches us otherwise. The true beneficiary of sincere praise is the one who extends it to Him. As we give true, heartfelt praise to God, by the Spirit and through faith, we literally transcend the confining boundaries of this world’s time and space and enter into the realm of heaven. Praise is where a heavenly exchange takes place, our cares and burdens are traded out for God’s supernatural strength and victorious outcome. Our flesh nature is overpowered and dominated by our spirit-man, the part of us that directly communes with God, releasing the flow of His power, peace and irrepressible joy into our lives. Isaiah 61:3 tells us that our praise becomes a garment of supernatural protection from the effects of the trouble around us and eradicates the spirit of heaviness or depression. While we offer up our sacrifice of praise to the Lord – especially in the times we are most desperate for His help – our attention becomes fixed on who He is and His willingness and power to save and deliver us from all trouble! In that moment of abandoned praise – the enemy of our soul is given nothing to attach himself to and all power to harass us is gone, while supernatural help is released to us! So, praise the Lord with all your might and receive heaven’s help for your victory today!