'Praise' in the Bible

And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. And she said, "This time I will praise Yahweh." Therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased bearing children.

Judah, [as for] you, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand [shall be] on the neck of your enemies. The sons of your father shall bow down to you.

Yah [is] my strength and song, and he has become my salvation; this [is] my God, and I will praise him--the God of my father--and I will exalt him.

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, offerings of praise for Yahweh.

He [is] your praise, and he [is] your God, who has done with you these great and awesome [things] that your eyes have seen.

{and that he then will set you} high above all the nations that he has made for his praise and {for fame} and for honor and {for you to be a holy people} to Yahweh your God, as he {promised}."

Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to Yahweh; I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.

Then say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that [we may] give thanks to your holy name [and] glory in your praise.

four thousand gatekeepers, [and] four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise."

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Heshabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the stringed instrument with thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh.

And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.

And it was the primary [duty] of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard [with] one voice, to praise and give thanks to Yahweh. And when a sound from the trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments of song was raised to Yahweh--for he [is] good, because his loyal love [is] everlasting--then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud.

And the priests stood at their posts with the Levites, with the instruments of the song of Yahweh that King David had made to give thanks to Yahweh--for his loyal love [is] everlasting--whenever David offered praise by their hand. Now the priests sounded trumpets [standing] opposite them, and all Israel stood.

And in accord with the ordinance of David his father he appointed working groups of priests for their service, Levites for their responsibilities for praise and cultic service before the priests {according to the daily requirement}, and the gatekeepers in their working groups, gate by gate. For thus David the man of God had commanded.

Then the Levites, from the {Kohathites} and from the {Korahites} stood up to praise Yahweh the God of Israel with an exceedingly loud voice.

And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed singers to Yahweh [who were] giving praise to the splendor of [his] holiness when they went out before the army. And they said, "Give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love [is] everlasting!"

And {when} they began with singing and praise, Yahweh set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah. And they were defeated

And she looked and, behold, the king was standing by his column at the entrance, and the commanders and trumpeters beside the king, along with all the people of the land, rejoicing and blowing with trumpets, and the singers with the instruments of song leading the praise. And Athaliah tore her garments and cried, "Conspiracy! Conspiracy!"

Then King Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to praise Yahweh with the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they offered praise with joy, and they bowed down and worshiped.

And the {Israelites} who were found in Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy. And the Levites and the priests were offering praise to Yahweh day by day, with powerful instruments to Yahweh.

And Hezekiah appointed working groups of the priests and the Levites, each according to their divisions, {according to the service for priests and Levites}, for burnt offerings, for peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of Yahweh.

And the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh, and the priests [in their] apparel with the trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with the cymbals, were positioned to praise Yahweh, {as described by} King David of Israel.

And they {sang responsively}, with praising and thanksgiving to Yahweh [saying], "For he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting for Israel." And all of the people responded with a great shout of joyful acclaim in praise to Yahweh because the house of Yahweh was laid.

Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up, bless Yahweh your God from everlasting until everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name that is being exalted above all blessing and praise!

And the heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brothers opposite them, to praise and to give thanks by the command of David the man of God, section alongside section.

For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

And I will also praise you, that your [own] right hand can save you.

I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of Yahweh, [the] Most High.

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing [the praise of] your name, O Most High.

Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh, and I will sing [the praise] of your name:

Be exalted, O Yahweh, in your strength, and we sing and praise your power.

I will tell your name to my brothers; inside [the] assembly I will praise you.

You who revere Yahweh, praise him! Glorify him, all [you] seed of Jacob, and be in awe of him, all [you] seed of Israel,

From you [is] my praise. In [the] great assembly, I will pay my vows before those who revere him.

[The] afflicted will eat and will be satisfied. Those who seek him will praise Yahweh. May your heart live forever.

"What gain [is there] in my {death}, in my going down into [the] pit? Will [the] dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Exult in Yahweh, O [you] righteous, [for] praise [is] fitting for the upright.

I will bless Yahweh at all times; his praise [shall be] in my mouth continually.

I will give thanks [to] you in [the] great assembly; among [the] mighty people I will praise you.

Then my tongue will proclaim your righteousness, [and] your praise all day.

Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, {my surpassing joy}, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

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

Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise in the city of our God, in his {holy mountain}.

As [is] your name, O God, so [is] your praise to [the] ends of [the] earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Though he congratulated his soul while he was living --and [people] will praise you when you do well for yourself--

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.

God, whose word I praise, God I trust; I do not fear. What can [mere] flesh do to me?

God, [whose] word I praise, Yahweh, [whose] word I praise,

My heart [is] steadfast, O God; My heart [is] steadfast. I will sing and give praise.

I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord; I will give you praise among [the] nations.

O my strength, to you I will give praise, because God [is] my [high] stronghold, my God of loyal love.

So I will sing the praise of your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows {daily}.

Because your loyal love [is] better than life, my lips will praise you.

My soul will be satisfied [as with the] best and richest [food], and [with] joyful lips my mouth will praise.

Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you [the] vow shall be fulfilled.

Sing the glory of his name. {Set forth his glorious praise}.

All the earth will bow in worship to you, and sing [praise] to you. They will sing [the praise of] your name." Selah

Bless our God, O peoples, and cause the sound of his praise to be heard,

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

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

O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praise to [the] Lord, Selah

I will praise the name of God in song, and magnify him with thanksgiving.

Let heavens and earth praise him, [the] seas and all that moves in them,

Upon you I have leaned {from birth}. [It was] you who {took} me from the womb of my mother. My praise [is] of you continually.

My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all the day.

But as for me, I will hope continually and increase your praise.

On my part, I will praise you with a stringed instrument, [and] your faithfulness, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

Do not let [the] oppressed turn back humiliated; let [the] poor and needy praise your name.

But as for me, I will proclaim forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

For the anger of humankind will praise you. You will put on [the] remnant of anger.

Then we, your people and the flock of your pasture, we will give thanks to you forever. {Generation after generation} we will tell of your praise.

Blessed [are] those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise you. Selah

Do you work wonders for the dead? Or do [the] departed spirits rise up [to] praise you? Selah

And [so the] heavens will praise your wonderful deed, O Yahweh, even your faithfulness, in [the] assembly of [the] holy ones.

[It is] good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;

For Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise; he [is to be] feared above all gods.

Let them praise your great and fearful name. He [is] holy.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.

Let this be written for [the] next generation, so that a people [yet] to be created may praise Yah,

so that [they may] make known in Zion the name of Yahweh, and his praise in Jerusalem,

I will sing to Yahweh throughout my life; I will sing praise to my God while {I remain alive}.

Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and [the] wicked {not remain alive}. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.

so that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise Yah.

Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Who can utter the mighty deeds of Yahweh, [or] proclaim all his praise?

Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

Save us, O Yahweh our God, and gather us from the nations, so that [we may] give thanks to your holy name [and] boast in your praise.

Blessed [is] Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise Yah.

and let them exalt him in [the] congregation of [the] people, and praise him in [the] assembly of [the] elders.

My heart [is] steadfast, O God. I will sing and give praise, even [with] my glory.

I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Yahweh; I will give you praise among the nations,

O God of my praise, do not keep silent,

I will give thanks to Yahweh exceedingly with my mouth, and in [the] midst of many I will praise him,

Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, in [the] assembly of [the] upright and [the] congregation.

The fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.