2 Chronicles 31:8

Hezekiah Organizes The Priesthood

⁷ In the third month [at the end of wheat harvest] they began to make the heaps, and they finished them in the seventh month. ⁸ When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. ⁹ Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites about the heaps.

People of Israel

Praised the Lord

To the Lord

Hezekiah

Israel

Jehovah

Genesis 14:19-20

And Melchizedek blessed Abram and said,

“Blessed (joyful, favored) be Abram by God Most High,
Creator and Possessor of heaven and earth;

Judges 5:9

“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel,
The volunteers among the people;
Bless the Lord!

2 Samuel 6:18

When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts (armies),

1 Kings 8:14-15

Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

1 Kings 8:55

And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

1 Chronicles 29:10-20

Therefore David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly and said, “Blessed (praised, adored, and thanked) are You, O Lord God of Israel (Jacob) our father, forever and ever.

2 Chronicles 6:3

Then the king turned around and blessed the entire assembly of Israel, while they were all standing.

Ezra 7:27

Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers [said Ezra], who put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn and glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,

Psalm 144:15

How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!

2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God who puts the same genuine concern for you in the heart of Titus.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ,

Philippians 4:10

I rejoiced greatly in the Lord, that now at last you have renewed your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned about me before, but you had no opportunity to show it.

Philippians 4:19

And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

For what [adequate] thanks can we offer to God for you in return for all the joy and delight we have before our God on your account?

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,