2 Chronicles 20:26-27 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The Valley Berachah, unto this day. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord made them to rejoice over their enemies.
After the great victory over the enemy in a battle in which the Lord fought alone without the army’s help, Judah spent three days gathering up the spoil. After that the people gathered themselves together to bless the Lord. To bless is to thank and praise the Lord and say good things about Him. Everyone was excited about what the Lord had done for them, and so praise and blessing was a natural response.
Jehoshaphat praised the Lord in song before the battle because of who he is, good and merciful and His love lasts forever. Then they blessed God after the battle because of what He did for them. And so it is with us: we are always in danger because of spiritual enemies and so we praise God; at the same time we are always being delivered from evil because of what Jesus has done and is still doing. The Gospel is always effective. Therefore, our daily life is continuously filled with prayer, praise and blessing. He is with us always as go from one problem to the next, and we March from victory unto victory. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Rejoice in the Lord always!