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?What is PRAISE
Praise (verb)
to express admiration for, speak highly of,
compliment
?Who are weto Praise
Hallelujah (Hebrew)
hallel = Praise
jah = Lord
Praise the Lord
To “praise the Lord” is
commanded 60x in the entire book
of Psalms
?What do we Praise Him for
Praise Godfor what He has
doneHas God given you something, you know, you didn’t deserve?
(Grace)
Has God withheld from you something, you know, you
deserve? (Mercy)
Has God blessed you?
Praise Godfor who He is
TranscendentSelf-sufficientOmnipresentSelf-existentOmnipotentUnchangingOmniscientSovereignRighteousBeautiful
GraciousGloriousMercifulFaithfulPerfectEternalInfiniteLovingHolyJust
?What Praise has to be
Praisehas to be Personal
“I will praise the Lord..”Psalm 26:12
“I will praise the Lord..”Psalm 34:1
“I will praise the Lord..”Psalm 103:1
32x in the entirebook of Psalms
Praisehas to be Loud
4000 Levites
288 Musicians
20 Instruments
“Come, everyone!Clap your hands!
Shout to God withjoyful praise.”
Psalm 47:1
5x in the entirebook of Psalms
?Why Praisethe Lord
“The most obvious fact about praise strangely escaped me.
I thought of it in terms of compliment or approval.I had never noticed that
all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise.”
- C.S. Lewis, Reflection on the Psalms
“I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because thepraise not merely expresses
but completes the enjoyment.”
- C.S. Lewis, Reflection on the Psalms
"Are any of you happy? You should sing
praises.!"James 5:13
"I came naked from my mother's womb, and I
will be naked when I leave. The LORD gave
me what I had, and the LORD has taken it away.
Praise the name of the LORD!"
Job 1:21
Let us all praise the Lord personally and loud!