Praising God Praise is a natural response to God which happens as a result of knowing God. The Bible is filled with references to praising God. Praise must be expressed with words. Worship can be expressed by words or actions.
The dictionary says praise originally meant to set a price on or appraise. The dictionary gives meanings of: to commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of, to laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in song; glorify; extol.
Who PSALM 150:6 NKJ
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!PSALM 113:1 NKJ
1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord!Why 1) Because God deserves praise.
PSALM 48:1 NKJ
1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised . . . .REVELATION 4:11 NKJ
11 "You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created."PSALM 136:1 NKJ
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.PSALM 107:15 NKJ
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!2) Because it is beneficial for us.
PSALM 135:3 NKJ
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.Praising God gets our eyes off ourselves and our problems and gets our eyes on God. When you think God is small, then your problems look large. But when you are reminded that God is mighty, then your problem looks very small for Him to fix.
Praise releases faith, which causes God to move on your behalf.
PSALM 8:2 NKJ
2 Out of the mouth of babes and infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.Praise changes the spiritual climate.
2 CHRONICLES 5:13-14 NKJ
13 indeed it came to pass, when 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 music, and praised the Lord, saying: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever," that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,
14 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.PSALM 22:3 NKJ
3 But You are holy, Who inhabit the praises of Israel.God inhabits, or lives in, an atmosphere of praise. So, if you desire God to manifest His presence and blessings, create an atmosphere of praise.
MATTHEW 21:15-16 NKJ
15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant
16 and said to Him, "Do You hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, `Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise'?"1 PETER 2:9 NKJ
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;When PSALM 34:1 NKJ
1 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.PSALM 63:3-4 NKJ
3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.PSALM 113:2-3 NKJ
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forevermore!
3 From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord's name is to be praised.HEBREWS 13:15 NKJ
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.PHILIPPIANS 4:4 NKJ
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!How PSALM 9:1-2 NKJ
1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.PSALM 150:2-5 NKJ
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with high sounding cymbals!PSALM 100:1,2,4 NKJ
1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.2 CORINTHIANS 10:17 NIV
17 But, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."Where PSALM 134:1-2 NKJ
1 Behold, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord, Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.PSALM 135:1-2 NKJ
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
2 You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God,Since the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the dwelling of God on earth has been in believers. So, wherever a believer is at is where God should be praised.
1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 NKJ
19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.1 PETER 2:5 NKJ
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.PSALM 150:6 NKJ
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
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