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And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Note 3 at Mt 21:16: Jesus was quoting the scripture from Ps 8:2. By comparing Jesus' quote with that actual passage, we can see that Jesus substituted the word "praise" for the word "strength." Therefore, this was the scripture commenting on itself and likening praise to strength.

Notice also that Ps 8:2 goes on to say that this praise or strength is because of God's enemies, that He might still the enemy and the avenger. So we can see by comparing these scriptures that praise is strength and is intended to be used in spiritual warfare to stop Satan, our enemy. Satan cannot stand true praise to God (see note 4 at Mt 4:9).