But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.  Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed. (Acts 16:25-26)

Now that's some powerful praise, baby!

Any time you're serious about your praise to God, and you buckle down and give it all you've got from a sincere and pure heart, you can shake up heaven, and God will move for you.

It's fascinating to study about praise music throughout the Bible.  We find that musical praise of God has been going on since the universe began:  Angels sang praise to God before the stars were put in space and before the earth was made.

We find also that music is not only a universal language, but also an eternal language.  Those of us who are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ will forever sing praise to God in the New Jerusalem.  We will join with the angels singing, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty!"

According to Revelation 15:3, at the end of time the saints will be singing a song of victors:

They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying:

"Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the saints!
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You." (vv.3-4)

So to praise God with singing is entirely biblical.  Praise and music are found hundreds of times in the Scriptures, throughout every part of God's Word.  Praise is very important to God!  Something happens in the heavenlies when we sing His praises, and that's why the Bible commands it:

Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises! (Psalm 47:6)

With music comes dancing, and to worship God in dance is a biblical command as well:  "Praise Him with the timbrel and dance" (Psalm 150:4).  Scripture gives many references to the use of dance as a form of joyous celebration and of reverent worship.

So check out the Book of the Psalms and be overcome by the praise of David and others as they "give it up" in praise to God.  The psalmists hold nothing back; they just let it all out.

And the Lord Himself sings along in this music, just as He tells us:  "The LORD your God in your midst … He will rejoice over you with singing" (Zephaniah 3:17).  I love the way someone has portrayed this Scripture:  The Daughters of Zion were dancing and singing in worship to the Lord God, and He asked them, "Is that a choir I hear?"  Then He answered His own question:  "No, that's Me rejoicing over them."

Imagine God rejoicing, walking on air, jubilant and dancing … over us!  This blows my mind.  It don't get no better than that!  The Lord of lords and King of kings celebrating over you because you gave Him total praise!