'Praise' in the Bible

He also said:Praise the Lord, the God of Shem;Canaan will be his slave.

and I give praise to God Most Highwho has handed over your enemies to you.And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

and said, “Praise the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

And she conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

Judah, your brothers will praise you.Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies;your father’s sons will bow down to you.

The Lord is my strength and my song;He has become my salvation.This is my God, and I will praise Him,my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the Lord.

When you eat and are full, you will praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen.

that He will elevate you to praise, fame, and glory above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the Lord your God as He promised.”

When the leaders lead in Israel,when the people volunteer,praise the Lord.

Listen, kings! Pay attention, princes!I will sing to the Lord;I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

My heart is with the leaders of Israel,with the volunteers of the people.Praise the Lord!

You who ride on white donkeys,who sit on saddle blankets,and who travel on the road, give praise!

Then the women said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has not left you without a family redeemer today. May his name become well known in Israel.

Then David said to Abigail, “Praise to the Lord God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the Lord who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained His servant from doing evil. The Lord brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.”Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,and I was saved from my enemies.

Therefore I will praise You, Lord, among the nations;I will sing about Your name.

When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy,because they have sinned against You,and they return to You and praise Your name,and they pray and plead with Youfor mercy in this temple,

When the skies are shut and there is no rain,because they have sinned against You,and they pray toward this placeand praise Your name,and they turn from their sinsbecause You are afflicting them,

David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him.

Sing to Him; sing praise to Him;tell about all His wonderful works!

And say: “Save us, God of our salvation;gather us and rescue us from the nationsso that we may give thanks to Your holy nameand rejoice in Your praise.

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedfrom everlasting to everlasting.”Then all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”

4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”

They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise in the evening.

From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons:Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks and praise Your glorious name.

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors. They bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.

The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the Lord with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the Lord:For He is good;His faithful love endures forever.The temple, the Lord’s temple, was filled with a cloud.

If Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy,because they have sinned against You,and they return to You and praise Your name,and they pray and plead for mercybefore You in this temple,

When the skies are shut and there is no rainbecause they have sinned against You,and they pray toward this placeand praise Your name,and they turn from their sinsbecause You are afflicting them,

The priests and the Levites were standing at their stations. The Levites had the musical instruments of the Lord, which King David had made to praise the Lord—“for His faithful love endures forever”—when he offered praise with them. Across from the Levites, the priests were blowing trumpets, and all the people were standing.

According to the ordinances of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, of the Levites over their responsibilities to offer praise and to minister before the priests following the daily requirement, and of the gatekeepers by their divisions with respect to each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

Then the Levites from the sons of the Kohathites and the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel shouting with a loud voice.

Then he consulted with the people and appointed some to sing for the Lord and some to praise the splendor of His holiness. When they went out in front of the armed forces, they kept singing:Give thanks to the Lord,for His faithful love endures forever.

As she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The commanders and the trumpeters were by the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”

Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the Lord in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with rejoicing and bowed down and worshiped.

Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord, each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites.

When the builders had laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the Lord, as King David of Israel had instructed.

They sang with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord: “For He is good; His faithful love to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid.

Praise Yahweh the God of our fathers, who has put it into the king’s mind to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up. Praise Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting.”Praise Your glorious name,and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

The Levites:Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah—he and his relatives were in charge of the praise songs.

The leaders of the Levites—Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them—gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

saying:Naked I came from my mother’s womb,and naked I will leave this life.The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.Praise the name of Yahweh.

Remember that you should praise His work,which people have sung about.

I will praise the Lord who counsels me—even at night my conscience instructs me.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,and I was saved from my enemies.

Therefore I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations;I will sing about Your name.

Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength;we will sing and praise Your might.

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;I will praise You in the congregation.

You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

I will give praise in the great congregationbecause of You;I will fulfill my vowsbefore those who fear You.

The humble will eat and be satisfied;those who seek the Lord will praise Him.May your hearts live forever!

My foot stands on level ground;I will praise the Lord in the assemblies.

The Lord is my strength and my shield;my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.Therefore my heart rejoices,and I praise Him with my song.

Sing to Yahweh, you His faithful ones,and praise His holy name.

“What gain is there in my death,if I go down to the Pit?Will the dust praise You?Will it proclaim Your truth?

so that I can sing to You and not be silent.Lord my God, I will praise You forever.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;praise from the upright is beautiful.

Praise the Lord with the lyre;make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him out, and he departed.I will praise the Lord at all times;His praise will always be on my lips.

I will praise You in the great congregation;I will exalt You among many people.

And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,Your praise all day long.

He put a new song in my mouth,a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see and fearand put their trust in the Lord.

Why am I so depressed?Why this turmoil within me?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,my Savior and my God.

Why am I so depressed?Why this turmoil within me?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,my Savior and my God.

Then I will come to the altar of God,to God, my greatest joy.I will praise You with the lyre,God, my God.

Why am I so depressed?Why this turmoil within me?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,my Savior and my God.

We boast in God all day long;we will praise Your name forever.Selah

I will cause your name to be remembered for all generations;therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.

Sing praise to God, sing praise;sing praise to our King, sing praise!

Your name, God, like Your praise,reaches to the ends of the earth;Your right hand is filled with justice.

Though he praises himself during his lifetime—and people praise you when you do well for yourself—

Lord, open my lips,and my mouth will declare Your praise.

I will praise You forever for what You have done.In the presence of Your faithful people,I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.I will praise Your name, Yahweh,because it is good.

In God, whose word I praise,in God I trust; I will not fear.What can man do to me?

In God, whose word I praise,in the Lord, whose word I praise,

I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;I will sing praises to You among the nations.

So I will praise You as long as I live;at Your name, I will lift up my hands.

You satisfy me as with rich food;my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.

The righteous one rejoices in the Lordand takes refuge in Him;all those who are upright in heartwill offer praise.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.Praise is rightfully Yours,God, in Zion;vows to You will be fulfilled.

Sing about the glory of His name;make His praise glorious.

All the earth will worship Youand sing praise to You.They will sing praise to Your name.”Selah

Praise our God, you peoples;let the sound of His praise be heard.

I cried out to Him with my mouth,and praise was on my tongue.

Let the peoples praise You, God;let all the peoples praise You.

Let the peoples praise You, God,let all the peoples praise You.

Praise God in the assemblies;praise the Lord from the fountain of Israel.

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;sing praise to the Lord,Selah

I will praise God’s name with songand exalt Him with thanksgiving.

Let heaven and earth praise Him,the seas and everything that moves in them,

I have leaned on You from birth;You took me from my mother’s womb.My praise is always about You.

My mouth is full of praiseand honor to You all day long.

But I will hope continuallyand will praise You more and more.