'Praise' in the Bible

And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

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

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

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.

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

and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor; and that you shall be a consecrated people to the Lord your God, as He has spoken.”

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”

“Hear, O kings; give ear, O rulers!I—to the Lord, I will sing,I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.

He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:

Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation,And gather us and deliver us from the nations,To give thanks to Your holy name,And glory in Your praise.”

and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

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

in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the Lord saying, “He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, “Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the instruments of music to the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord—“for His lovingkindness is everlasting”—whenever he gave praise by their means, while the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing.

Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded.

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

She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord.

Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord according to the directions of King David of Israel.

Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, said, “Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever!O may Your glorious name be blessedAnd exalted above all blessing and praise!

The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to praise and give thanks, as prescribed by David the man of God, division corresponding to division.

For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.

I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousnessAnd will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

I will be glad and exult in You;I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength;We will sing and praise Your power.

I will tell of Your name to my brethren;In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

You who fear the Lord, praise Him;All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

From You comes my praise in the great assembly;I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.Let your heart live forever!

Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones,And give thanks to His holy name.

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;Praise is becoming to the upright.

A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.I will bless the Lord at all times;His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I will give You thanks in the great congregation;I will praise You among a mighty throng.

And my tongue shall declare Your righteousnessAnd Your praise all day long.

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

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why have you become disturbed within me?Hope in God, for I shall again praise HimFor the help of His presence.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why have you become disturbed within me?Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,The help of my countenance and my God.

Then I will go to the altar of God,To God my exceeding joy;And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you disturbed within me?Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him,The help of my countenance and my God.

As is Your name, O God,So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Though while he lives he congratulates himself—And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—

O Lord, open my lips,That my mouth may declare Your praise.

In God, whose word I praise,In God I have put my trust;I shall not be afraid.What can mere man do to me?

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

He will abide before God forever;Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,My lips will praise You.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God,And to You the vow will be performed.

Sing the glory of His name;Make His praise glorious.

Bless our God, O peoples,And sound His praise abroad,

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

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

I will praise the name of God with songAnd magnify Him with thanksgiving.

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

By You I have been sustained from my birth;You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;My praise is continually of You.

My mouth is filled with Your praiseAnd with Your glory all day long.

But as for me, I will hope continually,And will praise You yet more and more.

I will also praise You with a harp,Even Your truth, O my God;To You I will sing praises with the lyre,O Holy One of Israel.

Let not the oppressed return dishonored;Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.

For the wrath of man shall praise You;With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself.

So we Your people and the sheep of Your pastureWill give thanks to You forever;To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

Will You perform wonders for the dead?Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.

The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

Let them praise Your great and awesome name;Holy is He.

Enter His gates with thanksgivingAnd His courts with praise.Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

This will be written for the generation to come,That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.

That men may tell of the name of the Lord in ZionAnd His praise in Jerusalem,

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Let sinners be consumed from the earthAnd let the wicked be no more.Bless the Lord, O my soul.Praise the Lord!

So that they might keep His statutesAnd observe His laws,Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord,Or can show forth all His praise?

Then they believed His words;They sang His praise.

Save us, O Lord our God,And gather us from among the nations,To give thanks to Your holy nameAnd glory in Your praise.

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

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

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.O God of my praise,Do not be silent!

With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the Lord;And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

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

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;His praise endures forever.

Praise the Lord!How blessed is the man who fears the Lord,Who greatly delights in His commandments.

Praise the Lord!Praise, O servants of the Lord,Praise the name of the Lord.

He makes the barren woman abide in the houseAs a joyful mother of children.Praise the Lord!

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

But as for us, we will bless the LordFrom this time forth and forever.Praise the Lord!

In the courts of the Lord’s house,In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, all nations;Laud Him, all peoples!

For His lovingkindness is great toward us,And the truth of the Lord is everlasting.Praise the Lord!

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

Let my lips utter praise,For You teach me Your statutes.

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

Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord;Praise Him, O servants of the Lord,

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

Blessed be the Lord from Zion,Who dwells in Jerusalem.Praise the Lord!

A Psalm of Praise, of David.I will extol You, my God, O King,And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

One generation shall praise Your works to another,And shall declare Your mighty acts.