Those are only words if you forget that He really loves you and that you were made for His pleasure!
He tells us to praise Him (from our heart is implied), not because He needs to be praised for His ego, but because praising Him lifts our carnal mind up toward the mind of Christ within us, reminding us of His love for us and all men.
In that we can honestly rejoice!
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