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<li><b>Definition:</b> <i>the act of expressing approval or admiration</i>
<li><b>First occurrence</b>Genesis 29:35<br><i>
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD : therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.</i>
<li><b>Old testament</b>
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<li>Deuteronomy 10:21<br><i>
He is thy praise, and he is thy God , that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.</i>
<li>Deuteronomy 26:19<br><i>
And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God , as he hath spoken.</i>
<li>Judges 5:3<br><i>
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD ; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.</i>
<li>2 Samuel 22:4<br><i>
I will call on the LORD , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.</i>
<li>1 Chronicles 16:36<br><i>
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.</i>
<li>1 Chronicles 23:30<br><i>
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD , and likewise at even:</i>
<li><b>2 Chronicles 5:13</b><br><i>
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD ; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD ;</i>
<li>2 Chronicles 7:3<br><i>
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD , saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.</i>
<li>2 Chronicles 20:19<br><i>
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.</i>
<li>2 Chronicles 20:21<br><i>
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD ; for his mercy endureth for ever.</i>
<li>2 Chronicles 29:30<br><i>
Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.</i>
<li>2 Chronicles 30:21<br><i>
And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD .</i>
<li>Ezra 3<br><i>
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD , they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD , after the ordinance of David king of Israel.<br>
11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD , because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.</i>
<li>Psalm 7:17<br><i>
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.</i>
<li>Psalm 9:1<br><i>
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.</i>
<li>Psalm 9:2<br><i>
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.</i>
<li>Psalm 9:11<br><i>
Sing praises to the LORD , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.</i>
<li>Psalm 18:49<br><i>
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD , among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.</i>
<li>Psalm 22:3<br><i>
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.</i>
<li>Psalm 22:22<br><i>
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.</i>
<li>Psalm 30:9<br><i>
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?</i>
<li>Psalm 33:1<br><i>
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.</i>
<li><b>Psalm 34:1</b><br><i>
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.</i>
<li>Psalm 35:18<br><i>
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.</i>
<li>Psalm 35:28<br><i>
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.</i>
<li>Psalm 40:3<br><i>
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.</i>
<li>Psalm 42:5, 42:11, Psalm 43:5<br><i>
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.</i>
<li>Psalm 44:8<br><i>
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.</i>
<li>Psalm 47:6<br><i>
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.</i>
<li>Psalm 48:1<br><i>
Great is the LORD , and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.</i>
<li>Psalm 50:23<br><i>
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.</i>
<li>Psalm 54:6<br><i>
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD ; for it is good.i>
<li>Psalm 56:4<br><i>
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.</i>
<li>Psalm 56:10<br><i>
In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.</i>
<li>Psalm 57:7<br><i>
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.</i>
<li>Psalm 57:9<br><i>
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.</i>
<li>Psalm 61:8<br><i>
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.</i>
<li>Psalm 63:3<br><i>
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.</i>
<li>Psalm 66:8<br><i>
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:</i>
<li>Psalm 67:3<br><i>
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.</i>
<li>Psalm 69:34<br><i>
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.</i>
<li>Psalm 71:8<br><i>
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.</i>
<li>Psalm 71:14<br><i>
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.</i>
<li>Psalm 74:21<br><i>
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.</i>
<li>Psalm 78:4<br><i>
We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.</i>
<li>Psalm 86:12<br><i>
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.</i>
<li>Psalm 92:1<br><i>
It Is A Good Thing To Give Thanks Unto The LORD , And To Sing Praises Unto Thy Name, O Most High:</i>
<li>Psalm 98:4<br><i>
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.</i>
<li>Psalm 100:4<br><i>
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.</i>
<li>Psalm 104:33
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.</i>
<li>Psalm 107:8<br><i>
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!</i>
<li>Psalm 107:32<br><i>
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.</i>
<li>Psalm 108:3<br><i>
I will praise thee, O LORD , among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.</i>
<li>Psalm 109:30<br><i>
I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.</i>
<li><b>Psalm 113:3<br><i>
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD`s name is to be praised.</b></i>
<li>Psalm 119:175<br><i>
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.</i>
<li>Psalm 138:2<br><i>
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.</i>
<li>Psalm 145:3<br><i>
Great is the LORD , and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.</i>
<li>Psalm 145:4<br><i>
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.</i>
<li>Psalm 146:2<br><i>
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.</i>
<li>Psalm 147:1<br><i>
Praise ye the LORD : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.</i>
<li>Psalm 148<br><i>
1 Praise ye the LORD . Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.<br>
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.<br>
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.<br>
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.<br>
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD : for he commanded, and they were created.Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:<br>
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.<br>
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD .</i><br>
<li>Psalm 149:3<br><i>
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.</i>
<li>Psalm 149:6<br><i>
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;</i>
<li>Psalm 150:1<br><i>
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.</i>
<li>2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.<br>
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.<br>
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.<br>
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.<br>
6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.</i><br>
<li>Isaiah 38:19<br><i>
The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.</i>
<li>Jeremiah 33:11<br><i>
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.</i>
<li>Joel 2:26<br><i>
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.</i>
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<li><b>New testament:</b>
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<li>Matthew 21:16<br><i>
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?</i>
<li>Luke 1:64<br><i>
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.</i>
<li>Luke 18:43<br><i>
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God : and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God .</i>
<li>Acts 16<br><i>
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. <br>
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one`s bands were loosed.</i>
<li>Romans 15:11<br><i>
And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.</i>
<li>Ephesians 1:12<br><i>
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ .</i>
<li>Ephesians 1:14<br><i>
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.</i>
<li>Philippians 1:11<br><i>
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ , unto the glory and praise of God .</i>
<li>Hebrews 2:12<br><i>
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.</i>
<li>Hebrews 13:15<br><i>
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.</i>
<li>1 Peter 2:9<br><i>
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;</i>
<li>Revelation 19:5<br><i>
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God , all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. </i>
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