52 Bible Verses about Praise, Reasons For
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Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the LORD, Selah,
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
And a voice came out of the seat, saying, "Praise our Lord God all ye that are his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great."
Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.
Sing unto the LORD, a new song of thanksgiving; blow out his praise unto the end of the world. They that be upon the sea, and all that is therein, praise him; the Isles and they that dwell in them.
Wherefore God hath exalted him, and given him a name above all names: That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth; and that all tongues should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord unto the praise of God the father.
for he is thy praise, and he is thy God that hath done these great and terrible things for thee, which thine eyes have seen.
For great is the LORD and to be praised exceedingly: and terrible is he above all Gods.
Even I am the LORD, and this is my name: and my glory will I give to none other, neither mine honour to graven images.
The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous, for the righthand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass. The righthand of the LORD hath the preeminence; the righthand of the LORD hath gotten the victory. I will not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.read more.
The LORD hath chastened and corrected me; but he hath not given me over unto death. Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go in there through, and give thanks unto the LORD. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter into it. I thank thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
praise the name of the LORD! For his name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.
"Thou art worthy, Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy will's sake they are, and were created."
I will praise the name of God with a song, and magnify it with thanksgiving. This shall please the LORD better than a bullock, that hath horns and hoofs.
O praise the LORD, for the LORD is gracious; O sing praises unto his name, for it is lovely.
{Praise the Everlasting} Praise ye the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing is it to be thankful.
The wild beasts shall worship me: the dragon, and the Ostrich. For I shall give water in the wilderness, and streams in the desert: that I may give drink to my people, whom I choose. This people have I made for myself, and they shall show forth my praise.
And therefore I am joyful in the LORD, and my soul rejoiceth in my God. For he shall put upon me the garment of salvation, and cover me with the mantle of righteousness. He shall deck me like a bridegroom, and as a bride that hath her apparel upon her. For like as the ground bringeth forth fruit, and as the garden shooteth forth seed; So shall the LORD God cause righteousness and the fear of God to flourish forth before all the Heathen.
For as straightly as a breech lieth upon a man's loins, so straightly did I bind the whole house of Israel, and the whole house of Judah unto me, sayeth the LORD: that they might be my people; that they might have a glorious name; that they might be in honour. But they would not obey me.
O praise the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion; show the people of his doings.
And therefore I will praise thee O LORD among the heathen, and will sing unto thy name.
{Of David, when he changed his speech before Abimelech; which drove him away, and he departed} I will always give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O praise the LORD with me, and let us magnify his name together.
ascribing almightiness unto the LORD, and magnifying him among the Gentiles.
which praise God for the obedience of your professing the gospel of Christ, and for your singleness, in distributing to them, and to all men.
For I will call on the name of the LORD: Magnify the might of our God!
And Ezra praised the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with their hands up, and bowed themselves, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art become exceedingly glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.
And when the people saw it, they marveled and glorified God, which had given such power to men.
Let the floods clap their hands, and let all the hills be joyful together before the LORD; for he is come to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
Then did I, Nebuchadnezzar, love, magnify and praise the King of heaven: for all his works are true, and his ways right. As for those that go on proudly, he is able to bring them down.
I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the people; I will sing unto thee among the nations. For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; for thou hast magnified thy word, according unto thy great name.
And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath fulfilled with his hand, that he spake with his mouth unto David my father, saying, 'From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city among any of the tribes of Israel, to build a house, that my name might be there: But I have chosen David to be ruler over my people Israel.' And it was in the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.read more.
But the LORD God said unto David my father, 'In that it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well, that thou wast so minded. Nevertheless, thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house for my name.' And the LORD hath made good his word that he spake. For I stood up in the room of David my father, and sat on the seat of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
{An Instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite} My song shall be always of the loving-kindness of the LORD; with my mouth will I ever be showing thy faithfulness from one generation to another.
As for me, I will sing of thy power, and praise thy mercy betimes in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.
{To the Chanter, upon Gittith, of Asaph} Sing merrily unto God, our strength; make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.
And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD which hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, which hath delivered his people from under the power of the Egyptians.
The LORD liveth: and blessed be my strong helper, and praised be the God of my salvation, {TYNDALE: The LORD live, and blessed be he that is my strength: and exalted be God the strength that saveth me.} Even the God that seeth that I be avenged, and subdueth the people unto me. {TYNDALE: It is God that avengeth me, and bringeth down the people under me.} It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up against mine adversaries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked man. {TYNDALE: And delivereth me from mine enemies: thou liftest me up on high from them that rise against me, and deliverest me from the wicked men.}
And blessed be God the most highest, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hands." And Abram gave him tithes of all.
And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, "Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, that destroyed our country and slew many of us."
Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man. For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? And why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me? O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling;read more.
and that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness: and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.
{A song of the stairs} If the LORD himself had not been on our side - now may Israel say - If the LORD himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us, they had swallowed us up alive, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.read more.
Yea, the waters had drowned us, the stream had gone over our soul. The deep waters of the proud had gone even unto our soul. But praised be the LORD, which hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth. Our soul is escaped, even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken and we are delivered.
But God hath heard me; and considered the voice of my prayer. Praised be God, which hath not cast out my prayer, nor turned his mercy from me.
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people. And hath raised up a horn of salvation unto us, in the house of his servant David.
Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,
But the angel said unto them, "Be not afraid: For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, that shall come to all the people: for unto you is born this day in the city of David a saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And take this for a sign: ye shall find the child swaddled, and laid in a manger."read more.
And straightway there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly soldiers, lauding God, and saying, "Glory to God on high: and peace on the earth, and unto men, rejoicing."
Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death, to enjoy an inheritance immortal, and undefiled, and that perisheth not; reserved in heaven for you which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,read more.
in the which time ye shall rejoice, though now for a season - if need require - ye are in heaviness, through manifold temptations,
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