52 Bible Verses about Praise, Reasons For
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Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,)
But ye are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his bondmen, and ye that fear him, small and great.
Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.
Sing unto Jehovah a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles and their inhabitants.
Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal beings, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to God the Father's glory.
He is thy praise, and he is thy God, who hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
For Jehovah is great, and exceedingly to be praised; And he is terrible above all gods.
I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah.
The voice of triumph and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly; The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah.read more.
Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein. I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
Thou art worthy, O our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been created.
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving; And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
Praise ye Jah; for Jehovah is good: sing psalms unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
The beast of the field shall glorify me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I will give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the waste, to give drink to my people, my chosen. This people have I formed for myself: they shall shew forth my praise.
I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as a garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
For as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
{A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice. Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands.
they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;
For the name of Jehovah will I proclaim: Ascribe greatness unto our God!
Praise him in his mighty acts; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.
And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together, Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations: For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel. And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.read more.
But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart; nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. And Jehovah has performed his word which he spoke; and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and I have built the house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.
{An instruction. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.} I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.
But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble.
Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him.
{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing ye joyously unto God our strength, shout aloud unto the God of Jacob;
And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation, The God who hath avenged me, and hath subjected the peoples to me; Who hath delivered me from mine enemies: yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; from the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
And blessed be the Most High God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all.
And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has slain many of us."
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; deliver me from the deceitful and unrighteous man. For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? why go I about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.read more.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
{A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us oh let Israel say -- If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us, Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;read more.
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul; Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth! Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people, and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people; for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord. And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.read more.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead, to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in the heavens for you, who are kept guarded by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.read more.
Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
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