Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant! (Psalm 135:3 ESV)
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One of the useful things about the World Series of Baseball, is that when the season is done, folk can know who the best team in baseball was that year. It might not be your favorite team, but the record and series are pretty good evidence for superiority. Someone might argue that their team would have won if that particular player had not pulled a hamstring, or tore an ACL. But the fact is that player did, and so the team did not. Great expectations are not as declarative as end results, in baseball.
Mighty Casey often strikes out, even though we do not like it.
So praising baseball teams is conditional. It is results oriented. And it is often opinion generated.
But not so, God.
He is great, but not because we have so reasoned or observed. Rather we reason or observe because He IS great. He is praiseworthy, and so His people praise Him. He is not praiseworthy because we shout loudly.
He Is Wondrous, amazing, awe-inducing, perfect, beautiful, and glorious.
Therefore we give Him glory, alone.