'Praising' in the Bible

Now as they were eating Jesus took bread, and after blessing it, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Taking the five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and said a blessing [of praise and thanksgiving to the Father]. Then He broke the loaves and [repeatedly] gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

At once Zacharias’ mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began speaking, praising and blessing and thanking God.

Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host (angelic army) praising God and saying,

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

He immediately stood up before them, picked up his stretcher, and went home glorifying and praising God.

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and He looked up to heaven [and gave thanks] and blessed them, and broke them and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying and praising and honoring God with a loud voice;

Immediately he regained his sight and began following Jesus, glorifying and praising and honoring God. And all the people, when they saw it, praised God.

praising God continually, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were being saved.

and with a leap he stood up and began to walk; and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

All the people saw him walking and praising God;

When the rulers and Council members had threatened them further, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because [of their fear] of the people, for they were all praising and glorifying and honoring God for what had happened;