who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Hear my prayer and be merciful to your inheritance: turn our sorrow into joy, so that we may live, O Lord, and praise thy name; and destroy not the mouths of those who praise thee, O Lord."
They will abolish the purpose that you with your mouth have ordained, and destroy your inheritance, and silence the mouth of those who praise you, and quench the glory of your house and of your altar,
and open the mouths of the heathen to bring forth the praises of the idols, to magnify a fleshly king for ever.
Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Who is like you, the LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the order of David king of Israel.
They sang one to another in praising and giving thanks to the LORD, "For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel." All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise the LORD." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
"Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.
God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.
saying, "I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."
Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
the LORD, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.
For Sheol can't praise you. Death can't celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can't hope for your truth.
The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
"I am the LORD. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.
Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.
Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise.
For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I not cut you off.
The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of the LORD.
Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord the LORD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
and give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
but those who have garnered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and those who have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary."
I will make mention of the loving kindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so have I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says the LORD; that they may be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
Heal me, O the LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.
Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
For thus says the LORD, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish, praise, and say, the LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
[This city] shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do to them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure to it.
The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you.
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth seized! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
You will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied, and will praise the name of the LORD, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.
for they loved men's praise more than God's praise.
"Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, [even] I, will sing to the LORD. I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, "Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand."
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to the LORD.
Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'"
Also I shook out my lap, and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that doesn't perform this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied." All the assembly said, "Amen," and praised the LORD. The people did according to this promise.
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting! Bessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!
The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!
I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.
I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.
that I may show forth all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation.
I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, the LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Be exalted, the LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power. For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by David.
But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you.
You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.
Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
"What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. the LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
Praise be to the LORD, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
I will bless the LORD at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long. For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD.
He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God. For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.
Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
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