代下二十21~22　约沙法既与民商议了，就设立一些人，穿着圣别的礼服走在军前，向耶和华歌唱，称谢说，当称谢耶和华，因祂的慈爱永远长存。众人一开始欢呼歌唱赞美，耶和华就派伏兵击杀那来攻击犹大人的亚扪人、摩押人、和西珥山人，他们就被打败了。
　　什么时候你没有力量祷告，你的灵被压得太重，觉得完全受伤，喘不过气来，你就试试赞美祂看。能祷告就祷告，不能祷告就赞美。我们总是想，担子重的时候就祷告，担子过去的时候要赞美。……也有许多时候，担子重到没有方法祷告的时候，就当赞美。不是等到担子没有的时候才赞美，乃是在担子最重的时候就赞美。
　　如果你遇见非常的事，难处非常多，也许你整个人都瘫了，你不知道怎么作才好，在那样的时候，你要记得一句话：“为什么不学习赞美？”这是很好的机会。就是在那一个时候，你如果赞美，神的灵就作工，要把你带到一个地步，所有的门都要打开，锁链都要落掉（初信造就上册，二九八页）。

　　2 Chron. 20:21-22 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them to sing to Jehovah and give thanks in holy array as they went out before the army and say, Give thanks to Jehovah, for His lovingkindness endures forever. And when they began to shout in song and to praise, Jehovah set ambushes for the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were coming out against Judah; and they were struck.

　　Whenever you run out of strength to pray and you find your spirit heavily oppressed, wounded, or sagging, praise Him. If you cannot pray, try to praise. We invariably think that we should pray when the burden is heavy and praise when the burden is over....There are times when the burden is so heavy that you cannot pray. That is the time for you to praise. We do not praise when there is no burden; we praise when the burden becomes too heavy. When you encounter unusual circumstances and problems and are bewildered and feel like collapsing, just remember one thing, "Why not praise?" Here is a golden opportunity. If you offer your praise at that moment, God's Spirit will operate in you, open all the doors, and break all the chains. (CWWN, vol. 48, "Messages for Building Up New Believers (1)," p. 252)

　　我们看代下二十章二十至二十二节。……约沙法作犹大王的时候，是犹大国快到末了的时候，非常软弱，完全不行。摩押人、亚扪人和西珥山人起来攻打犹大人，犹大人完全失望，非被打败灭亡不可。约沙法是一个复兴的王，也是一个敬畏神的人，……一个要神的人。他在那里对犹大人说，我们应当相信神。他们怎样作呢？他们设立了歌唱的人，在那里赞美耶和华。就叫这些歌颂赞美耶和华的人，穿上圣别的礼服，走在前面赞美耶和华说， “当称谢耶和华，因祂的慈爱永远长存。”请注意，在二十二节里的“众人一开始”这辞，实在非常宝贵。那里说，“众人一开始欢呼歌唱赞美，耶和华就派伏兵击杀那来攻击犹大人的亚扪人、摩押人、和西珥山人。”“众人一开始”，就是正在那个时候，正当众人歌唱赞美耶和华的时候，耶和华就起来击杀亚扪人、摩押人和西珥山人。我们要说，没有一件事能够动主的手像赞美一样。你要叫主的手动，祷告还不是最快的，赞美才是最快的。……我们是需要祷告，我们还是需要天天好好的祷告，但是，许多事情是需要赞美来胜过的。
　　初信的弟兄姊妹，不要以为要经过了多少年，才能学习赞美的功课。要知道，赞美的功课是从起头就可以学的。你每一次遇见困难，要求神怜悯，禁止你用手段，禁止你出计谋，而叫你学习赞美的功课。多少的争战，都能借着赞美胜过；但因为缺少赞美，所以没有胜过。你如果相信神，那你即使在困难之中，也能够对主说，“我赞美你的名，你比一切高，你比一切强，你的慈爱永远长存！”每一个赞美神的人，都是超越过一切的，他能够借着赞美一直得胜。这是原则，这是事实。
　　诗篇五十篇二十三节，神说，“凡献上感谢祭的，便是荣耀我。”这里的“感谢”，也可译作“赞美”。主在那里等候我们的赞美。没有一件事能够荣耀神，像赞美一样。有一天，所有的祷告都要过去，所有的工作也都要过去，所有的申言也都要过去，所有的劳碌也都要过去；但……赞美是永远继续的，赞美是永远不停止的。……今天，我们先要学习相信主是良善的，主总没有错，虽然我们不明白。我们能相信，就能赞美。我们的赞美，就是祂的荣耀。赞美就是荣耀神。神是该得着一切荣耀的神。愿神多多得着祂儿女们的赞美（初信造就上册，二九九至三〇〇、三〇二、三〇六、三〇八页）。
　　参读：初信造就，第十六篇。

　　Let us look at 2 Chronicles 20:20-22....The nation of Judah was coming to an end at the time of Jehoshaphat's rule. It was very weak; everything was in a state of shambles. The Moabites, Ammonites, and the people of Mount Seir came to invade Judah. Judah was completely in despair; they felt that defeat was certain. Jehoshaphat was a revived king and a God-fearing person...seeking after God. He told Judah to believe in God. What did he do? He appointed singers to sing praises to Jehovah. He also asked these ones to praise the beauty of holiness and to walk out before the army and say, "Give thanks to Jehovah, for His lovingkindness endures forever" [v. 21].

　　Please note the words when they began in the following verse. It is a very precious word. "And when they began to shout in song and to praise, Jehovah set ambushes for the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir" [v. 22].When they began means at that very moment. When everyone was singing praises to Jehovah, He rose to strike the Ammonites, Moabites, and the people of Mount Seir. Nothing moves the Lord's hand as quickly as praise. Prayer is not the fastest way to move the Lord's hand; praise is the fastest way....We need to pray, and we need to pray every day. However, we can overcome many things only by praising.

　　New believers should not think that they have to pass through many years before they can learn the lesson of praise. They should realize that they can start praising immediately. Every time you encounter a problem, you should pray for mercy that you would stop manipulating and plotting and that you would learn the lesson of praising instead. Much warfare can be won by praise. Many battles are lost because of the lack of praise. If you believe in God, you can tell the Lord in the midst of your problems, "I praise Your name. You are higher than everything. You are stronger than everything. Your lovingkindness endures forever!" A person who praises God transcends everything. He overcomes continually by his praise. This is a principle, and this is also a fact.

　　Finally, in Psalm 50:23 God says, "Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies Me." Here, the word thanksgiving can also be translated as "praise." The Lord is waiting for our praises. Nothing can glorify our God as praises can. One day, all the prayers, works, prophesying, and labor will be over....Praise will last for eternity; it will never cease.

　　Today we have to learn to believe that the Lord is good and that He is never wrong, even though we cannot always understand what He is doing. If we believe, we will praise. Our praises are His glory. To praise is to glorify God. God is worthy of all glory. May God gain abundant praises from His children. (CWWN, vol. 48, "Messages for Building Up New Believers (1)," pp. 253-255, 258-259)

　　Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 48, "Messages for Building Up New Believers (1)," ch. 16