'Praise' in the Bible

I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness and justice,And I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

I will give thanks and praise the Lord, with all my heart;I will tell aloud all Your wonders and marvelous deeds.

I will rejoice and exult in you;I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength;We will sing and praise Your power.

I will tell of Your name to my countrymen;In the midst of the congregation I will praise You.

You who fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him!All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him.Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel.

My praise will be of You in the great assembly.I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.May your hearts live forever!

The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield;My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped;Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.

“What profit is there in my blood (death), if I go down to the pit (grave)?Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness [to man]?

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

I will bless the Lord at all times;His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I will give You thanks in the great congregation;I will praise You among a mighty people.

And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness (justice),And Your praise all the day long.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;Many will see and fear [with great reverence]And will trust confidently in the Lord.

These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul;How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song],With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise HimFor the help of His presence.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,The help of my countenance and my God.

Then I will go to the altar of God,To God, my exceeding joy;With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you restless and disturbed within me?Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,The help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;Therefore the peoples will praise and give You thanks forever and ever.

As is Your name, O God,So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;Your right hand is full of righteousness (rightness, justice).

Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous—And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—

“He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me;And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him],I shall show the salvation of God.”

O Lord, open my lips,That my mouth may declare Your praise.

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You;I will give thanks and praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

In God, whose word I praise;In God I have put my trust;I shall not fear.What can mere man do to me?

In God, whose word I praise,In the Lord, whose word I praise,

Your vows are binding upon me, O God;I will give thank offerings to You.

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

So I will sing praise to Your name forever,Paying my vows day by day.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,My lips shall praise You.

My soul [my life, my very self] is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,And my mouth offers praises [to You] with joyful lips.

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him;All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.

To You belongs silence [the submissive wonder of reverence], and [it bursts into] praise in Zion, O God;And to You the vow shall be performed.

Sing of the honor and glory and magnificence of His name;Make His praise glorious.

“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.

Bless our God, O peoples,And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,

I cried aloud to Him;He was highly praised with my tongue.

Let the peoples praise You, O God;Let all the peoples praise You.

Let the peoples praise You, O God;Let all the peoples praise You.

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

I will praise the name of God with songAnd magnify Him with thanksgiving.

Let heaven and earth praise Him,The seas and everything that moves in them.

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.My praise is continually of You.

My mouth is filled with Your praiseAnd with Your glory all day long.

But as for me, I will wait and hope continually,And will praise You yet more and more.

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord God [and in His strength];I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

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.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;And let them pray for him continually;Let them bless and praise him all day long.

Let not the oppressed return dishonored;Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.

We give thanks and praise to You, O God, we give thanks,For Your [wonderful works declare that Your] name is near;People declare Your wonders.

For the wrath of man shall praise You;With a remnant of wrath You will clothe and arm Yourself.

So we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,Will give You thanks forever;We will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart;And will glorify Your name forevermore.

Will You perform wonders for the dead?Shall the departed spirits arise and praise You? Selah.

The heavens (angels) praise Your wonders, O Lord,Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

The north and the south, You have created them;Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

Let us come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving;Let us shout joyfully to Him with songs.

O come, let us worship and bow down,Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker [in reverent praise and prayer].

Sing to the Lord, bless His name;Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

Let them [reverently] praise Your great and awesome name;Holy is He.

Enter His gates with a song of thanksgivingAnd His courts with praise.Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His name.

Let this be recorded for the generation to come,That a people yet to be created will praise the Lord.

So that people may declare the name of the Lord in ZionAnd His praise in Jerusalem,

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,And do not forget any of His benefits;

Bless the Lord, you His angels,You mighty ones who do His commandments,Obeying the voice of His word!

Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,You who serve Him and do His will.

Bless the Lord, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion;Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul!

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul!O Lord my God, You are very great;You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Let sinners be consumed from the earth,And let the wicked be no more.Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

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

So that they might observe His preceptsAnd keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!

Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words;They sang His praise.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,From everlasting even to everlasting.And let all the people say, “Amen.”Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people,And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

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

O God of my praise!Do not keep silent,

I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth;And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;His praise endures forever.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Praise, O servants of the Lord,Praise the name of the Lord.

He makes the barren woman live in the houseAs a joyful mother of children.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

The dead do not praise the Lord,Nor do any who go down into silence;

But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the LordFrom this time forth and forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

O praise the Lord, all you nations!Praise Him, all you people!

For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],And the truth of the Lord endures forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].