'Praises' in the Bible

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took some of the Spirit who was upon Moses and put Him upon the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied [praising God and declaring His will], but they did not do it again.

So a young man ran and told Moses and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying [extolling the praises of God and declaring His will] in the camp.”

“For this I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations;I will sing praises to Your name.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;Speak of all His wonders.

Also King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to exclaim praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they exclaimed praises with joy, and bowed down and worshiped.

Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;Declare among the peoples His [great and wondrous] deeds.

That I may tell aloud all Your praises,That in the gates of the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)I may rejoice in Your salvation and Your help.

For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.

Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations,And sing praises to Your name.

But You are holy,O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is the King of all the earth;Sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;I will sing praises to You among the nations.

O [God] my strength, I will watch for You;For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower].

To You, O [God] my strength, I will sing praises;For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower], the God who shows me [steadfast] lovingkindness.

By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

“All the earth will [bow down to] worship You [in submissive wonder],And will sing praises to You;They will praise Your name in song.” Selah.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—His name is the Lord—be in good spirits before Him.

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.

To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.

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

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You,And my soul, which You have redeemed.

But as for me, I will declare it and rejoice forever;I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

Blessed and greatly favored are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence;They will be singing Your praises all the day long. Selah.

It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord,To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;Shout [in jubilation] and sing for joy and sing praises.

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,With the lyre and the sound of melody.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;Speak of all His wonderful acts and devoutly praise them.

O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith];I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

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

I will give You thanks with all my heart;I sing praises to You before the [pagan] gods.

I will sing a new song to You, O God;Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

While I live I will praise the Lord;I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

Praise the Lord!For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God;Praise is becoming and appropriate.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;Sing praises to our God with the lyre,

Let them praise His name with dancing;Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.

Let the high praises of God be in their throats,And a two-edged sword in their hands,

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired);Her husband also, and he praises her, saying,

Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done excellent and glorious things;Let this be known throughout the earth.

“A multitude of camels [from the eastern trading tribes] will cover you [Jerusalem],The young camels of Midian and Ephah;All those from Sheba [who once came to trade] will comeBringing gold and frankincenseAnd proclaiming the praises of the Lord.

Woe to you when all the people speak well of you and praise you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

Listen carefully: your house is left to you desolate [abandoned by God and destitute of His protection]; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed [to be celebrated with praise] is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

shouting,“Blessed (celebrated, praised) is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!Peace in heaven and glory (majesty, splendor) in the highest [heaven]!”

and they were continually in the temple blessing and praising God.

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is [worth] nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy [to them, since God had no covenant with them]. As it is written and forever remains written,“Therefore I praise You among the Gentiles,And sing praises to Your name.”

For it is not he who commends and praises himself who is approved [by God], but it is the one whom the Lord commends and praises.

However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].