'Praised' in the Bible

Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, so the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s household.

Then I bowed down, worshiped the Lord, and praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who guided me on the right way to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They spoke no more about going to war against them to ravage the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.

When the people saw him, they praised their god and said:Our god has handed over to usour enemy who destroyed our landand who multiplied our dead.

Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and praised the king. “Today,” Joab said, “your servant knows I have found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.”

No man in all Israel was as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well,” and then bowed down to the king with his face to the ground. He continued, “May the Lord your God be praised! He delivered up the men who rebelled against my lord the king.”

The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.

And the king went on to say this: ‘May the Lord God of Israel be praised! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’”

When Hiram heard Solomon’s words, he greatly rejoiced and said, “May the Lord be praised today! He has given David a wise son to be over this great people!”

He said:May the Lord God of Israel be praised!He spoke directly to my father David,and He has fulfilled the promise by His power.He said,

“May the Lord be praised! He has given rest to His people Israel according to all He has said. Not one of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses has failed.

May Yahweh your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on the throne of Israel, because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel. He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

For the Lord is great and highly praised;He is feared above all gods.

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

Then David praised the Lord in the sight of all the assembly. David said,May You be praised, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity.

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.

Hiram also said:May the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, be praised! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

He said:May the Lord God of Israel be praised!He spoke directly to my father David,and He has fulfilled the promiseby His power.He said,

All the Israelites were watching when the fire descended and the glory of the Lord came on the temple. They bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground. They worshiped and praised the Lord:For He is good,for His faithful love endures forever.

May the Lord your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on His throne as king for the Lord your God. Because Your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

They assembled in the Valley of Beracah on the fourth day, for there they praised the Lord. Therefore, that place is still called the Valley of Beracah today.

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments.

When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the piles, they praised the Lord and His people Israel.

I also shook the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake from his house and property everyone who doesn’t keep this promise. May he be shaken out and have nothing!”The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. Then the people did as they had promised.

The people praised all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!The God of my salvation is exalted.

May the Lord be praised,for He has heard the sound of my pleading.

May the Lord be praised,for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to mein a city under siege.

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedfrom everlasting to everlasting.Amen and amen.

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.The Lord is great and highly praisedin the city of our God.His holy mountain,

May God be praised!He has not turned away my prayeror turned His faithful love from me.

May the Lord be praised!Day after day He bears our burdens;God is our salvation.Selah

God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.May God be praised!

May the Lord God, the God of Israel,who alone does wonders, be praised.

May His glorious name be praised forever;the whole earth is filled with His glory.Amen and amen.

May the Lord be praised forever.Amen and amen.

For the Lord is great and is highly praised;He is feared above all gods.

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedfrom everlasting to everlasting.Let all the people say, “Amen!”Hallelujah!

Let the name of Yahweh be praisedboth now and forever.

From the rising of the sun to its setting,let the name of Yahweh be praised.

Lord, may You be praised;teach me Your statutes.

May the Lord be praised from Zion;He dwells in Jerusalem.Hallelujah!

Davidic.May the Lord, my rock, be praised,who trains my hands for battleand my fingers for warfare.

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;His greatness is unsearchable.

A man is praised for his insight,but a twisted mind is despised.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

In such circumstances, I saw the wicked buried. They came and went from the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did so. This too is futile.

Our holy and beautiful temple,where our fathers praised You,has been burned with fire,and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night, and Daniel praised the God of heaven

and declared:May the name of Godbe praised forever and ever,for wisdom and power belong to Him.

But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Most High and honored and glorified Him who lives forever:For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,and His kingdom is from generation to generation.

They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

Simeon took Him up in his arms, praised God, and said:

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people praised them highly.

We have sent with him the brother who is praised throughout the churches for his gospel ministry.