'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.
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
So the man immediately stood up in front of them and picked up what he had been lying on. Then he went home, 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.
Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.
Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.
And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent.”
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
So they threatened Peter and John even more and then let them go. They couldn't find any way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened,
because they heard them speaking in foreign languages and praising God. Then Peter said,
And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.
Now I am not praising you in giving you the following instructions. When you gather, it is not for the better but for the worse.
Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
Then every tongue in one accord, will say that Jesus the Messiah is Lord, while God the Father praising.