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And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Genesis Chapter 14: Verse 20
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD : "I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.
Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh's officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone.
"Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power. Your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.
In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those who opposed you. You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like stubble.
By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up. The surging waters stood firm like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
"The enemy boasted, 'I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.'
But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
"Who among the gods is like you, O LORD ? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
You stretched out your right hand and the earth swallowed them.
"In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away;
terror and dread will fall upon them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone, until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people you bought pass by.
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance, the place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands established.
The LORD will reign for ever and ever."
When Pharaoh's horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
Exodus Chapter 15: Verses 1 - 19
Miriam sang to them: "Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea." The Waters of Marah and Elim
Exodus Chapter 15: Verse 21
He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
Deuteronomy Chapter 10: Verse 21
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
"When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves, praise the LORD!
"Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to the LORD, I will sing; I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Judges Chapter 5: Verses 1 - 3
Then Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
"There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
"Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.
"The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry hunger no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.
"The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. "For the foundations of the earth are the LORD's; upon them he has set the world.
He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. "It is not by strength that one prevails;
those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
1 Samuel Chapter 2: Verses 1 - 10
David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior, from violent men you save me.
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
2 Samuel Chapter 22: Verses 1 - 4
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
O descendants of Israel his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit."
When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
He allowed no man to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place.
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength,
ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"
Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Cry out, "Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise."
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."
1 Chronicles Chapter 16: Verses 8 - 36
They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD. They were to do the same in the evening
1 Chronicles Chapter 23: Verse 30
David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.
"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
O LORD our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.
I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.
O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep this desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, requirements and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided."
1 Chronicles Chapter 29: Verses 10 - 19
The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud,
2 Chronicles Chapter 5: Verse 13
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."
2 Chronicles Chapter 7: Verse 3
And the Levites,Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah,said: "Stand up and praise the LORD your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. " "Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
Nehemiah Chapter 9: Verses 5 - 6
Remember to extol his work, which men have praised in song.
Job Chapter 36: Verse 24
while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
Job Chapter 38: Verse 7
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalms Chapter 7: Verse 17
From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
Psalms Chapter 8: Verse 2
Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
Psalms Chapter 9: Verse 11
Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
Psalms Chapter 21: Verse 13
I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
Psalms Chapter 22: Verses 22 - 23
From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows.
Psalms Chapter 22: Verse 25
Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty, he is the King of glory.
Psalms Chapter 24: Verses 7 - 10
My feet stand on level ground; in the great assembly I will praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 26: Verse 12
Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalms Chapter 28: Verses 6 - 7
Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name.
Psalms Chapter 30: Verse 4
Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Psalms Chapter 32: Verse 11
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
Psalms Chapter 33: Verses 1 - 3
I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
Psalms Chapter 34: Verses 1 - 3
I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.
Psalms Chapter 35: Verse 18
My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.
Psalms Chapter 35: Verse 28
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Psalms Chapter 41: Verse 13
These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.
Psalms Chapter 42: Verse 4
Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
Psalms Chapter 43: Verses 3 - 4
Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.
Psalms Chapter 47: Verse 1
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
Psalms Chapter 47: Verses 6 - 7
Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
Psalms Chapter 48: Verse 1
He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God."
Psalms Chapter 50: Verse 23
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
Psalms Chapter 51: Verse 15
I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.
Psalms Chapter 52: Verse 9
In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise-
Psalms Chapter 56: Verse 10
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
Psalms Chapter 57: Verses 7 - 9
Then will I ever sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day.
Psalms Chapter 61: Verse 8
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
Psalms Chapter 63: Verses 3 - 6
Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
Psalms Chapter 65: Verse 1
Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!
Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name."
Psalms Chapter 66: Verses 1 - 4
Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;
Psalms Chapter 66: Verse 8
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth.
Psalms Chapter 67: Verses 3 - 4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds , his name is the LORD, and rejoice before him.
Psalms Chapter 68: Verse 4
Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
Psalms Chapter 68: Verse 26
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord,
to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice.
Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.
Psalms Chapter 68: Verses 32 - 34
I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.
Psalms Chapter 69: Verse 30
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,
Psalms Chapter 69: Verse 34
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, "Let God be exalted!"
Psalms Chapter 70: Verse 4
My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
Psalms Chapter 71: Verse 8
But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.
Psalms Chapter 71: Verses 14 - 15
I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
Psalms Chapter 71: Verse 22
We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds.
Psalms Chapter 75: Verse 1
Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
Psalms Chapter 79: Verse 13
Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Psalms Chapter 81: Verse 1
Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
Psalms Chapter 84: Verse 4
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
Psalms Chapter 86: Verse 12
The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
Psalms Chapter 89: Verse 5
Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.
Psalms Chapter 89: Verse 52
It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
Psalms Chapter 92: Verses 1 - 3
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
Psalms Chapter 95: Verses 1 - 2
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice,
Psalms Chapter 95: Verses 6 - 7
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
Psalms Chapter 96: Verses 1 - 4
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
Psalms Chapter 96: Verses 7 - 9
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn, shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
Psalms Chapter 98: Verses 4 - 6
Let them praise your great and awesome name, he is holy.
Psalms Chapter 99: Verse 3
Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.
Psalms Chapter 99: Verse 5
Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
Psalms Chapter 99: Verse 9
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalms Chapter 100: Verses 1 - 5
I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
Psalms Chapter 101: Verse 1
Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
Psalms Chapter 103: Verses 20 - 22
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 104: Verses 33 - 34
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
Psalms Chapter 105: Verses 1 - 5
Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalms Chapter 106: Verse 1
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 106: Verse 48
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Psalms Chapter 107: Verses 8 - 9
With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng I will praise him.
Psalms Chapter 109: Verse 30
Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
Psalms Chapter 111: Verse 1
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalms Chapter 111: Verse 10
Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
Psalms Chapter 113: Verses 1 - 2
it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 115: Verse 18
How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
Psalms Chapter 116: Verses 12 - 14
I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 116: Verses 17 - 19
Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 117: Verses 1 - 2
Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!
Psalms Chapter 118: Verse 15
You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalms Chapter 118: Verses 28 - 29
I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
Psalms Chapter 119: Verse 7
At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
Psalms Chapter 119: Verse 62
Accept, O LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
Psalms Chapter 119: Verse 108
Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
Psalms Chapter 119: Verse 164
May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
Psalms Chapter 119: Verses 171 - 172
Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
Psalms Chapter 119: Verse 175
Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 134: Verses 1 - 2
Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD,
you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
Psalms Chapter 135: Verses 1 - 3
O house of Israel, praise the LORD; O house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
O house of Levi, praise the LORD; you who fear him, praise the LORD.
Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 135: Verses 19 - 21
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
Psalms Chapter 136: Verse 2
I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Psalms Chapter 138: Verses 1 - 2
Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.
Psalms Chapter 140: Verse 13
Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
Psalms Chapter 144: Verses 1 - 2
I will sing a new song to you, O God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
Psalms Chapter 144: Verse 9
I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.
They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds.
They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you.
They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Psalms Chapter 145: Verses 1 - 21
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them, the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 146: Verses 1 - 10
Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.
He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of a man;
the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,
for he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
Psalms Chapter 147: Verses 1 - 19
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above.
Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created.
He set them in place for ever and ever; he gave a decree that will never pass away.
Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding,
you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds,
kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth,
young men and maidens, old men and children.
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
He has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his saints, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 148: Verses 1 - 14
Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.
May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,
to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,
to carry out the sentence written against them. This is the glory of all his saints. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 149: Verses 1 - 9
Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 150: Verses 1 - 6
And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory."
Isaiah Chapter 6: Verse 3
In that day you will say: "I will praise you, O LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."
Isaiah Chapter 12: Verses 1 - 6
They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the LORD's majesty.
Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: "Glory to the Righteous One." But I said, "I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!"
Isaiah Chapter 24: Verses 14 - 16
O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.
Isaiah Chapter 25: Verse 1
and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah Chapter 35: Verse 10
For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.
The living, the living,they praise you, as I am doing today; fathers tell their children about your faithfulness.
Isaiah Chapter 38: Verses 18 - 19
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
Isaiah Chapter 42: Verses 10 - 12
the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
Isaiah Chapter 43: Verse 21
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
Isaiah Chapter 49: Verse 13
The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
Isaiah Chapter 51: Verse 3
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes.
Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah Chapter 52: Verses 7 - 10
and provide for those who grieve in Zion, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
Isaiah Chapter 61: Verse 3
This is what the LORD says: "Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, 'O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.'
Jeremiah Chapter 31: Verse 7
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.
Jeremiah Chapter 33: Verse 11
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound,May the glory of the LORD be praised in his dwelling place!-
Ezekiel Chapter 3: Verse 12
and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
Daniel Chapter 2: Verse 20
I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king." Daniel Interprets the Dream
Daniel Chapter 2: Verse 23
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Daniel Chapter 4: Verse 37
But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD."
Jonah Chapter 2: Verse 9
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial
Matthew Chapter 26: Verse 30
And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me, holy is his name.
His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful
to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers."
Luke Chapter 1: Verses 46 - 55
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Luke Chapter 1: Verses 67 - 75
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
Luke Chapter 2: Verses 13 - 14
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.Jesus Presented in the Temple
Luke Chapter 2: Verse 20
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."The Parable of the Lost Son
Luke Chapter 15: Verse 10
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him,and he was a Samaritan.
Luke Chapter 17: Verses 15 - 16
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Luke Chapter 19: Verses 37 - 38
Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
Luke Chapter 24: Verses 52 - 53
Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts Chapter 2: Verses 46 - 47
When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
Acts Chapter 4: Verse 24
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Acts Chapter 16: Verse 25
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
Romans Chapter 11: Verse 36
to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
Romans Chapter 16: Verse 27
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
1 Corinthians Chapter 14: Verse 15
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Ephesians Chapter 1: Verse 3
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians Chapter 3: Verses 20 - 21
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
Ephesians Chapter 5: Verse 19
To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.Final Greetings
Philippians Chapter 4: Verse 20
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy Chapter 1: Verse 17
He says, "I will declare your name to my brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises."
Hebrews Chapter 2: Verse 12
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise,the fruit of lips that confess his name.
Hebrews Chapter 13: Verse 15
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
James Chapter 5: Verse 13
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter Chapter 1: Verse 3
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 Peter Chapter 2: Verse 9
If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.Suffering for Being a Christian
1 Peter Chapter 4: Verse 11
To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.Final Greetings
1 Peter Chapter 5: Verse 11
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
2 Peter Chapter 3: Verse 18
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Jude Chapter 1: Verse 25
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father,to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
Revelation Chapter 1: Verse 6
Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
Revelation Chapter 4: Verses 8 - 11
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"
The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation Chapter 5: Verses 9 - 14
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"
Revelation Chapter 7: Verses 9 - 12
These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
Revelation Chapter 11: Verse 6
saying: "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
Revelation Chapter 11: Verse 17
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation Chapter 14: Verses 2 - 3
He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water."
Revelation Chapter 14: Verse 7
and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages.
Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
Revelation Chapter 15: Verses 3 - 4
After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!"
Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Revelation Chapter 19: Verses 1 - 7
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