155 Bible Verses about Praise

Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.

And they made as it seemed a new song before the high seat, and before the four beasts and the rulers: and no man might have knowledge of the song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, even those from the earth whom God has made his for a price.

We give you praise, O Lord God, Ruler of all, who is and who was; because you have taken up your great power and are ruling your kingdom.

And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.

And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.

Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.

The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

Make a song, O heavens, for the Lord has done it: give a loud cry, you deep parts of the earth: let your voices be loud in song, you mountains, and you woods with all your trees: for the Lord has taken up the cause of Jacob, and will let his glory be seen in Israel.

For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.

Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

When the morning stars made songs together, and all the sons of the gods gave cries of joy?

Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.

And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.

And they made as it seemed a new song before the high seat, and before the four beasts and the rulers: and no man might have knowledge of the song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, even those from the earth whom God has made his for a price.

We give you praise, O Lord God, Ruler of all, who is and who was; because you have taken up your great power and are ruling your kingdom.

And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.

The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

Make a song, O heavens, for the Lord has done it: give a loud cry, you deep parts of the earth: let your voices be loud in song, you mountains, and you woods with all your trees: for the Lord has taken up the cause of Jacob, and will let his glory be seen in Israel.

For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.

Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.

Happy sounds, the voice of joy, the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, Give praise to the Lord of armies, for the Lord is good, for his mercy is unchanging for ever: the voices of those who go with praise into the house of the Lord. For I will let the land come back to its first condition, says the Lord.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

And they will come from the towns of Judah, and from the places round about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowlands, and from the mountains, and from the South, with burned offerings and offerings of beasts and meal offerings and perfume and offerings of praise, to the house of the Lord.

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.

Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

And when the beasts give glory and honour to him who is seated on the high seat, to him who is living for ever and ever, The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying, It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.

And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord, praising him in holy robes, while they went at the head of the army, and saying, May the Lord be praised, for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. read more.
Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

Even those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.

The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free, Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

Happy sounds, the voice of joy, the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, Give praise to the Lord of armies, for the Lord is good, for his mercy is unchanging for ever: the voices of those who go with praise into the house of the Lord. For I will let the land come back to its first condition, says the Lord.

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.

And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.

Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

Let the doors of righteousness be open to me; I will go in and give praise to the Lord. This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.

So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.

Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.

O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.

In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.

Give him praise for his acts of power: give him praise in the measure of his great strength.

And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.

So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all. Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all. read more.
So now, our God, we give you praise, honouring the glory of your name.

Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.

Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.

I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart; I will make clear all the wonder of your works.

I will give you praise with all my heart: I will make melody to you before the gods.

Happy sounds, the voice of joy, the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, Give praise to the Lord of armies, for the Lord is good, for his mercy is unchanging for ever: the voices of those who go with praise into the house of the Lord. For I will let the land come back to its first condition, says the Lord.

Then King Hezekiah and the captains gave orders to the Levites to give praise to God in the words of David and Asaph the seer. And they made songs of praise with joy, and with bent heads gave worship.

The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

All the kings of the earth will give you praise, O Lord, when the words of your mouth come to their ears.

Be glad, then, you children of Zion, and have joy in the Lord your God: for he gives you food in full measure, making the rain come down for you, the early and the late rain as at the first. And the floors will be full of grain, and the crushing-places overflowing with wine and oil. I will give back to you the years which were food for the locust, the plant-worm, the field-fly, and the worm, my great army which I sent among you. read more.
You will have food in full measure, and give praise to the name of the Lord your God, who has done wonders for you:

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.

They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

For God is the King of all the earth; make songs of praise with knowledge.

The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

O Lord, for this cause I am waiting for you, give rest to my spirit: make me well again, and let me come back to life. See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory. For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy.

Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies. Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies. Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light. read more.
Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens. Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made. He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken. Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places: Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word: Mountains and all hills; fruit-trees and all trees of the mountains: Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:

Let everything which has breath give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

I will give praise to the Lord who has been my guide; knowledge comes to me from my thoughts in the night.

Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:

Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

I am the Lord; that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, or my praise to pictured images.

Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

When you are lifted up in power, all those who come against you are crushed: when you send out your wrath, they are burned up like dry grass.

Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.

They will make songs about the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.

Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.

Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory. He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry. He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain. And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.

Young men and virgins; old men and children:

Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.

Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:

Let all the nations give praise to the Lord: let all the people give him praise.

And again, Give praise to the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the nations give praise to him.

Give praise to the Lord, you his angels, who are great in strength, doing his orders, and waiting for his voice.

Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.

But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.

May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.

And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.

Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

Let them give glory to the Lord, sounding his praise in the sea-lands.

Let the peoples give you praise, O God; let all the peoples give you praise.

You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel.

And in that day you will say I will give praise to you, O Lord; for though you were angry with me, your wrath is turned away, and I am comforted.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.

Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.

O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

Honour and glory are before him: strong and fair is his holy place.

O make a new song to the Lord; let all the earth make melody to the Lord.

To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:

O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.

O come, let us make songs to the Lord; sending up glad voices to the Rock of our salvation.

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever; And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door.

So the children of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with great joy: and the Levites and the priests gave praise to the Lord day by day, making melody to the Lord with loud instruments.

And say, Be our saviour, O God of our salvation, and let us come back, and give us salvation from the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name and have glory in your praise.

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.

Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels. The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. read more.
She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands. She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away. She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls. After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work. She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong. She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night. She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel. Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red. She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple. Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land. She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price. Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile. Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue. She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it. Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying, Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them. Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

And a voice came from the high seat, saying, Give praise to our God, all you his servants, small and great, in whom is the fear of him.

Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

Make me well, O Lord, and I will be well; be my saviour, and I will be safe: for you are my hope.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead, And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

Let me give glory to you, O God, my King; and blessing to your name for ever and ever.

But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him: So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled? For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again, read more.
He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well. (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.) However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue: For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you. I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower. My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.

Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.

Let them give glory to the Lord, sounding his praise in the sea-lands.

And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by David, king of Israel. And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was put in place.

The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.

And Jethro said, Praise be to the Lord, who has taken you out of the hand of Pharaoh and out of the hand of the Egyptians; freeing the people from the yoke of the Egyptians.

And Ezra gave praise to the Lord, the great God. And all the people in answer said, So be it, so be it; lifting up their hands; and with bent heads they gave worship to the Lord, going down on their faces to the earth.

So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all. Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all. read more.
So now, our God, we give you praise, honouring the glory of your name. But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours. For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on. O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours. And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you. O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the deepest thoughts of your people, and let their hearts be fixed and true to you; And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name.

Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.)

O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.

He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;

I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.

I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.

From the coming up of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised.

But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.

To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.

For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody.