'Praise' in the Bible

Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!

The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say, "We agree! Praise the Lord!"

Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside!

A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart.

For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!

I will thank the Lord profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him,

Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.

To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

Praise the Lord! Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

From east to west the Lord's name is deserving of praise.

He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!

The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.

But we will praise the Lord now and forevermore. Praise the Lord!

in the courts of the Lord's temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners!

For his loyal love towers over us, and the Lord's faithfulness endures. Praise the Lord!

You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you!

You deserve praise, O Lord! Teach me your statutes!

O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!

Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.

May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me!

The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

A song of ascents. Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord's temple during the night.

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord! Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

O family of Israel, praise the Lord! O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!

O family of Levi, praise the Lord! You loyal followers of the Lord, praise the Lord!

The Lord deserves praise in Zion -- he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise -- the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!

Every day I will praise you! I will praise your name continually!

The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!

All he has made will give thanks to the Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you.

My mouth will praise the Lord. Let all who live praise his holy name forever!

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

I will praise the Lord as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

The Lord rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

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

He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!

Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!

Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!

Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky!

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise -- the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,

and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced. All his loyal followers will be vindicated. Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

Praise him with the blast of the horn! Praise him with the lyre and the harp!

Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!

Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with clanging cymbals!

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

Draw me after you; let us hurry! May the king bring me into his bedroom chambers! The Maidens to the Lover: We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. The Beloved to Her Lover: How rightly the young women adore you!

At that time you will say: "I praise you, O Lord, for even though you were angry with me, your anger subsided, and you consoled me.

At that time you will say: "Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!

They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the Lord in the west.

O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.

O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.

Sing to the Lord a brand new song! Praise him from the horizon of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, you coastlands and those who live there!

Let them give the Lord the honor he deserves; let them praise his deeds in the coastlands.

the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me."

Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls, 'Deliverance,' and your gates, 'Praise.'

to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.

For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the sovereign Lord will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations.

But those who harvest the grain will eat it, and will praise the Lord. Those who pick the grapes will drink the wine in the courts of my holy sanctuary."

For,' I say, 'just as shorts cling tightly to a person's body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.' I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.'

People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, 'Come, let's put an end to that nation!' City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.

Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: "Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.

You will have plenty to eat, and your hunger will be fully satisfied; you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has acted wondrously in your behalf. My people will never again be put to shame.

But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise; I will surely do what I have promised. Salvation belongs to the Lord!"

Look! A herald is running on the mountains! A messenger is proclaiming deliverance: "Celebrate your sacred festivals, O Judah! Fulfill your sacred vows to praise God! For never again will the wicked Assyrians invade you, they have been completely destroyed."

Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the Lord's name when they pray, and will worship him in unison.