'Praise' in the Bible

Let sinners be consumed from the earth,And let the wicked be no more.Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;Speak of all His wonderful acts and devoutly praise them.

So that they might observe His preceptsAnd keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!

Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words;They sang His praise.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,From everlasting even to everlasting.And let all the people say, “Amen.”Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people,And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

O God of my praise!Do not keep silent,

I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth;And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;His praise endures forever.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Praise, O servants of the Lord,Praise the name of the Lord.

He makes the barren woman live in the houseAs a joyful mother of children.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

The dead do not praise the Lord,Nor do any who go down into silence;

But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the LordFrom this time forth and forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

O praise the Lord, all you nations!Praise Him, all you people!

For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],And the truth of the Lord endures forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].

You are my God, and I give thanks to You;[You are] my God, I extol You.

I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].

Seven times a day I praise You,Because of Your righteous ordinances.

Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving],For You teach me Your statutes.

Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,For all Your commandments are righteous.

Let my soul live that it may praise You,And let Your ordinances help me.

Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites),Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord.

Lift up your hands to the sanctuaryAnd bless the Lord.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Praise the name of the Lord;Praise Him, O servants of the Lord (priests, Levites),

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;Sing praises to His name, for it is gracious and lovely.

O house of Israel, bless and praise the Lord [with gratitude];O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;

O house of Levi, bless the Lord;You who fear the Lord [and worship Him with obedience], bless the Lord [with grateful praise]!

Blessed be the Lord from Zion,Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

I will give You thanks with all my heart;I sing praises to You before the [pagan] gods.

I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy templeAnd give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word together with Your name.

All the kings of the land will give thanks and praise You, O Lord,When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].

I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Wonderful are Your works,And my soul knows it very well.

“Bring my soul out of prison (adversity),So that I may give thanks and praise Your name;The righteous will surround me [in triumph],For You will look after me.”

I will exalt You, my God, O King,And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.

All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O Lord,And Your godly ones will bless You.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Praise the Lord, O my soul!

While I live I will praise the Lord;I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

The Lord shall reign forever,Your God, O Zion, to all generations.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord!For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God;Praise is becoming and appropriate.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!

He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation;They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens;Praise Him in the heights!

Praise Him, all His angels;Praise Him, all His hosts (armies)!

Praise Him, sun and moon:Praise Him, all stars of light!

Praise Him, highest heavens,And the waters above the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord,For He commanded and they were created.

Praise the Lord from the earth,Sea monsters and all deeps;

Let them praise the name of the Lord,For His name alone is exalted and supreme;His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven.

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],Praise for all His godly ones;For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord!Sing to the Lord a new song,And praise Him in the congregation of His godly ones (believers).

Let them praise His name with dancing;Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.

To execute on them the judgment written.This is the honor for all His godly ones.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord!Praise God in His sanctuary;Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Praise Him for His mighty acts;Praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness.

Praise Him with trumpet sound;Praise Him with harp and lyre.

Praise Him with tambourine and dancing;Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.

Praise Him with resounding cymbals;Praise Him with loud cymbals.

Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord!Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;A stranger, and not your own lips.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

Those who set aside the law [of God and man] praise the wicked,But those who keep the law [of God and man] struggle with them.

Give her of the product of her hands,And let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city].

(The Chorus)“Where has your beloved gone,O most beautiful among women?Where is your beloved hiding himself,That we may seek him with you?”

O Lord, You are my God;I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;For You have done miraculous things,Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.

“For Sheol cannot praise or thank You,Death cannot praise You and rejoice in You;Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

“It is the living who give praise and thanks to You, as I do today;A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.

“I am the Lord, that is My Name;My glory I will not give to another,Nor My praise to carved idols.

Sing to the Lord a new song,Sing His praise from the end of the earth!You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,You islands and coastlands, and those who inhabit them [sing His praise]!

Let them give glory to the LordAnd declare His praise in the islands and coastlands.

“The people whom I formed for MyselfWill make known My praise.

“For the sake of My Name I refrain from My wrath,And for My praise I restrain Myself from you,So that I do not cut you off.

For the Lord will comfort Zion [in her captivity];He will comfort all her ruins.And He will make her wilderness like Eden,And her desert like the garden of the Lord;Joy and gladness will be found in her,Thanksgiving and the voice of a melody.

“Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow,And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow;And it will be a memorial to the Lord,For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”

As I create the praise of his lips,Peace, peace, to him who is far away [both Jew and Gentile] and to him who is near!”Says the Lord;“And I will heal him [making his lips blossom anew with thankful praise].”

“Violence will not be heard again in your land,Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;But you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise [to God].

To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:To give them a turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],The oil of joy instead of mourning,The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,And as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,So the Lord God will [most certainly] cause righteousness and justice and praiseTo spring up before all the nations [through the power of His word].

And give Him no rest [from your prayers] until He establishes JerusalemAnd makes her a praise on the earth.

But they who have harvested it will eat it and praise the Lord,And they who have gathered it will drink it [at the feasts celebrated] in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

For as the waistband clings to the body of a man, so I caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the Lord, ‘that they might be for Me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory; but they did not listen and obey.’

Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;Save me and I will be saved,For You are my praise.

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!For He has rescued the life of the needy oneFrom the hand of evildoers.

For thus says the Lord,“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,And shout for the first and foremost of the nations [the chosen people, Israel];Proclaim, give praise and say,‘O Lord save Your people,The remnant of Israel!’

Jerusalem will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace (prosperity, security, stability) that I provide for it.’

the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say,“Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts,For the Lord is good;For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”;and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.

“How Sheshak (Babylon) has been captured,And the praise of the whole earth been seized!How Babylon has become an astonishing desolation and an object of horror among the nations!