Definition: To kneel or bow as an act of humility, reverence, and adoration.
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!” (Ps 95:6)
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” (Ps 103:1–2)
“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (Ps 34:1)
Definition: To boast, rave, or celebrate God with great joy, even clamor. Root of hallelujah.
“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!” (Ps 150:1–2)
“My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.” (Ps 34:2)
“And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him in holy attire…” (2 Chr 20:21)
Definition: To address in a loud voice or shout triumphantly.
“Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!” (Ps 117:1)
“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.” (Ps 63:3–4)
“Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!” (Ps 47:1)
Definition: To sing a song of praise, often spontaneous.
“Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.” (Ps 22:3)
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” (Ps 100:4)
“…the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.” (Isa 61:3)
Definition: Thanksgiving expressed with uplifted hands, often before the answer comes.
“The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” (Ps 50:23)
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” (Ps 100:4)
“Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” (Heb 13:15)
Definition: To extend or throw out the hands in reverence or thanksgiving.
“I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.” (Ps 52:9)
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” (Ps 28:7)
“Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord!” (Ps 134:2)
Definition: To celebrate God with music and instruments.
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.” (Ps 92:1–3)
“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!” (Ps 57:7–8)
“David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.” (1 Chr 15:16)