Praise

A. Praise occurs 248 times in the KJV in 216 verses

B. What is Praise? Praise is _________ to GOD:
a. Adoration
b. Thanksgiving
c. Rejoicing
d. Make Confession to God about God
e. Celebration (in song, in music, singing)
f. Public
C. Who should Praise?
D. When should we praise?
E. How should we praise?
a. Yada- (strongs H3034) to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw
(a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with
extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands):—cast
(out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s,
-sgiving).

b. Hillul- (H1974) rejoicing praise, connected with thanksgiving

c. tehilla-(H8416)teh-hil-law'; praise, song or hymn of praise

A. praise, adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God)
B. act of general or public praise
C. praise-song (as title)
D. praise (demanded by qualities or deeds or attributes of God)
E. renown, fame, glory
i. of Damascus, God
ii. object of praise, possessor of renown (fig)
● it comes from (H1984); laudation; specifically (concretely) a
hymn:—praise.
d. Barak- (H1288)-baw’rak- to bless God as an act of adoration, to kneel
e. Zamar-(H2167)-zaw-mar- a primitive root (perhaps identical with H2168
through the idea of striking with the fingers); properly, to touch the strings or
parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music,
accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music:—give
praise, sing forth praises, psalms.
F. Why should we praise?
G. Where do I find Praise in scripture?
a. Yada- Genesis 29:35 (first time used)And she conceived again, and bare a
son: and she said, Now will I praise (with extending of the hands) the
LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. (Who was
she? Leah)

b. Hillul- Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy
to praise (rejoicing with thanksgiving) the LORD withal.

c. Tehilla- Deuteronomy 10:21 He is thy praise with a song or hymn of

praise (tehilla), and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great
and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
i. Deut. 26:19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath
made, in praise(song), and in name (H8034 famous renown), and in
honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy
God, as he hath spoken.
d. Barak- Judges 5:2 Praise (to bless, kneel) ye the LORD for the avenging
of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
e. Zamar-Judges 5:3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will
sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise(zamar) to the LORD God of Israel.