Why Does God Want Us To Praise Him?

There are several reasons for God’s quest for praise from us, his creatures. But in looking at this question, we must, first of all, remember that God is all sufficient in himself; and he does not need anything—including our praises. He seeks praise because the praise of God is good for us!
1) God inhabits the praises of his people. I find him; and I find life when I praise him.
2) By praising him, we complete our relationship with him—just as a loving couple loves and relates to one another. Ps 100:4, 5 states, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
3) Praise is a one-way communication with God. We are telling him we love him; we are telling him how great he is; we are thanking him for the things he has done in our lives. When the Lord rescued Israel through the crossing of the Red Sea, Moses and Miriam praised God in Ex 15:1, 2. “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”
4) Yet, praise does not stop here. Psalm 22:3 says, “Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.” When God is with us, the communication suddenly becomes two-way. God is speaking to us: affirming us of the truth; convicting of sin; reminding us of scripture: etc…. This is worship.
5) Is God’s presence good or bad? Certainly good! James 1:17 says, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. “ Jesus says in Matthew 7:9-11, “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!” Based on these scriptures, you could certainly conclude that God has our best interest at his heart.
6) This question about the command of God that we should praise him nags at the heart of many would-be believers. We should also remember that by praising him we fulfill his admonition to give thanks for the blessings we have. Romans 1:21 “For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.”
7) So…to answer the question, “Why does God want to be praised?” The conclusion is the furthest thing from selfishness on the part of God. God wants to be praised because he wants what is best for us, and this goodness can only be found in his presence.