'Praise' in the Bible

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus *said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?”

And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, glorifying God; and when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.

As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

For it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me,And every tongue shall give praise to God.”

and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written,“Therefore I will give praise to You among the Gentiles,And I will sing to Your name.”

And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles,And let all the peoples praise Him.”

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.

to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.

who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

saying,“I will proclaim Your name to My brethren,In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise.”

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.

so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.

And a voice came from the throne, saying,“Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.”