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One alone is my dove, my perfect one, her
mother's chosen, the dear one of her parent. The daughters saw her
and declared her fortunate, the queens and concubines, and they
sang her praises; Who is this that comes forth like the dawn, as
beautiful as the moon, as resplendent as the sun, as awe-inspiring
as bannered troops? [SONG 6:9-10]
For all creation, in its several kinds, was
being made over anew, serving its natural laws, that your children
might be preserved unharmed. The cloud overshadowed their camp;
and out of what had before been water, dry land was seen emerging:
Out of the Red Sea an unimpeded road, and a grassy plain out of
the mighty flood. Over this crossed the whole nation sheltered by
your hand, after they beheld stupendous wonders. For they ranged
about like horses, and bounded about like lambs, praising you, O
LORD! their deliverer. [WISDOM 19:6-9]
Praise not a man for his looks; despise not a
man for his appearance. [SIRACH 11:2]
Unseemly is praise on a sinner's lips, for it is
not accorded to him by God. But praise is offered by the wise man's tongue;
its rightful steward will proclaim it. [SIRACH 15:9-10]
He forms men's tongues and eyes and ears, and
imparts to them an understanding heart. With wisdom and knowledge
he fills them; good and evil he shows them. He looks with favor
upon their hearts, and shows them his glorious works, That they
may describe the wonders of his deeds and praise his holy name. [SIRACH
17:5-8]
Any learned man should make wisdom known, and he who attains to her should declare her praise;
Those trained in her words must show their wisdom, dispensing sound proverbs like life-giving waters. [SIRACH 18:28-29]
Wisdom sings her own praises, before her own
people she proclaims her glory; In the assembly of the Most High
she opens her mouth, in the presence of his hosts she declares her
worth: "From the mouth of the Most High I came forth, and mist like
covered the earth. In the highest heavens did I dwell, my
throne on a pillar of cloud. The vault of heaven I compassed
alone, through the deep abyss I wandered. Over waves of the sea,
over all the land, over every people and nation I held sway."
[Taken
from SIRACH 24:1-6]
When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do
a man's faults when he speaks. As the test of what the potter
molds is in the furnace, so in his conversation is the test of a
man. The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had; so too does a
man's speech disclose the bent of his mind. Praise no man before
he speaks, for it is then that men are tested. [SIRACH 27:4-7]
Happy the rich man found without fault, who
turns not aside after gain! Who is he, that we may praise him? he,
of all his kindred, has done wonders, For he has been tested by
gold and come off safe, and this remains his glory; He could have
sinned but did not, could have done evil but would not, So that
his possessions are secure, and the assembly recounts his praises.
[SIRACH 31:8-11]
If you are chosen to preside at dinner, be not
puffed up, but with the guests be as one of themselves; Take care
of them first before you sit down; when you have fulfilled your
duty, then take your place, To share in their joy and win praise
for your hospitality. [SIRACH 32:1-2]
Above all, give praise to your Creator, who
showers his favors upon you. [SIRACH 32:13]
To keep the law is a great oblation, and he who
observes the commandments sacrifices a peace offering. In works of
charity one offers fine flour, and when he gives alms he presents
his sacrifice of praise. [SIRACH 35:1-2]
One wise for himself has full enjoyment, and all
who see him praise him; One wise for his people wins a heritage of
glory, and his name endures forever. [SIRACH 37:24-25]
How different the man who devotes himself to the
study of the law of the Most High! He explores the wisdom of the
men of old and occupies himself with the prophecies; He treasures
the discourses of famous men, and goes to the heart of involved
sayings; He studies obscure parables, and is busied with the
hidden meanings of the sages. He is in attendance on the great,
and has entrance to the ruler. He travels among the peoples of
foreign lands to learn what is good and evil among men. His care
is to seek the LORD, his Maker, to petition the Most High, To open
his lips in prayer, to ask pardon for his sins. Then, if it
pleases the LORD Almighty, he will be filled with the spirit of
understanding; He will pour forth his words of wisdom and in
prayer give thanks to the LORD, Who will direct his knowledge and
his counsel, as he meditates upon his mysteries. He will show the
wisdom of what he has learned and glory in the law of the LORD'S
covenant. Many will praise his understanding; his fame can never
be effaced; Unfading will be his memory, through all generations
his name will live; Peoples will speak of his wisdom, and in
assembly sing his praises. While he lives he is one out of a
thousand, and when he dies his renown will not cease. [SIRACH 39:1-11]
Send up the sweet odor of incense, break forth
in blossoms like the lily. Send up the sweet odor of your hymn of
praise; bless the LORD for all he has done! [SIRACH 39:14]
Proclaim the greatness of his name, loudly sing
his praises, With music on the harp and all stringed instruments;
sing out with joy as you proclaim: The works of God are all of
them good; in its own time every need is supplied. At his word the
waters become still as in a flask; he had but to speak and the
reservoirs were made. He has but to command and his will is done;
nothing can limit his achievement. The works of all mankind are
present to him; not a thing escapes his eye. [Taken
from SIRACH 39:15-19]
Let us praise him the more, since we cannot
fathom him, for greater is he than all his works; Awful indeed is
the LORD'S majesty, and wonderful is his power. Lift up your
voices to glorify the LORD, though he is still beyond your power
to praise; Extol him with renewed strength, and weary not, though
you cannot reach the end: For who can see him and describe him? or
who can praise him as he is? [SIRACH 43:29-33]
Now will I praise those godly men, our
ancestors, each in his own time: The abounding glory of the Most
High's portion, his own part, since the days of old. Subduers of
the land in kingly fashion, men of renown for their might, Or
counselors in their prudence, or seers of all things in prophecy;
Resolute princes of the folk, and governors with their staves;
Authors skilled in composition, and forgers of epigrams with their
spikes; Composers of melodious psalms, or discoursers on lyric
themes; Stalwart men, solidly established and at peace in their
own estates - All these were glorious in their time, each
illustrious in his day. Some of them have left behind a name and
men recount their praiseworthy deeds; But of others there is no
memory, for when they ceased, they ceased. And they are as though
they had not lived, they and their children after them. Yet these
also were godly men whose virtues have not been forgotten; Their
wealth remains in their families, their heritage with their descendants;
Through God's covenant with them their family endures, their posterity, for their sake. And for all time their
progeny will endure, their glory will never be blotted out; Their
bodies are peacefully laid away, but their name lives on and on.
At gatherings their wisdom is retold, and the assembly proclaims
their praise. [SIRACH 44:1-15]
With his every deed [David] offered thanks to
God Most High, in words of praise. With his whole being he loved
his Maker and daily had his praises sung; He added beauty to the
feasts and solemnized the seasons of each year With string music
before the altar, providing sweet melody for the psalms So that
when the Holy Name was praised, before daybreak the sanctuary
would resound. [Taken from SIRACH 47:8-10]
How can we fittingly praise Zerubbabel, who was like a signet ring on God's right hand,
And Jeshua, Jozadak's son? In their time they built the house of God;
They erected the holy temple, destined for everlasting glory. [SIRACH
49:11-12]
The sons of Aaron would sound a blast, the
priests, on their trumpets of beaten metal; A blast to resound
mightily as a reminder before the Most High. Then all the people
with one accord would quickly fall prostrate to the ground In
adoration before the Most High, before the Holy One of Israel.
Then hymns would re-echo, and over the throng sweet strains of
praise resound. [Taken from SIRACH 50:16-18]
I give you thanks, O God of my father; I praise
you, O God my savior! I will make known your name, refuge of my
life; you have been my helper against my adversaries. You have
saved me from death, and kept back my body from the pit, From the
clutches of the nether world you have snatched my feet; you have
delivered me, in your great mercy From the scourge of a slanderous
tongue, and from lips that went over to falsehood; From the snare
of those who watched for my downfall, and from the power of those
who sought my life; From many a danger you have saved me [Taken
from SIRACH 51:1-3]
I turned every way, but there was no one to help
me, I looked for one to sustain me, but could find no one. But
then I remembered the mercies of the LORD, his kindness through
ages past; For he saves those who take refuge in him, and rescues
them from every evil. So I raised my voice from the very earth,
from the gates of the nether world, my cry. I called out: O Lord,
you are my father, you are my champion and my savior; Do not
abandon me in time of trouble, in the midst of storms and dangers.
I will ever praise your name and be constant in my prayers to you.
Thereupon the LORD heard my voice, he listened to my appeal; He
saved me from evil of every kind and preserved me in time of
trouble. For this reason I thank him and I praise him; I bless the
name of the LORD. [SIRACH 51:7-12]
When I was young and innocent, I sought wisdom.
She came to me in her beauty, and until the end I will cultivate
her. As the blossoms yielded to ripening grapes, the heart's joy,
My feet kept to the level path because from earliest youth I was
familiar with her. In the short time I paid heed, I met with great
instruction. Since in this way I have profited, I will give my
teacher grateful praise. I became resolutely devoted to her - the
good I persistently strove for. I burned with desire for her,
never turning back. I became preoccupied with her, never weary of
extolling her. My hand opened her gate and I came to know her
secrets. For her I purified my hands; in cleanness I attained to
her. At first acquaintance with her, I gained understanding such
that I will never forsake her. My whole being was stirred as I
learned about her; therefore I have made her my prize possession.
The LORD has granted me my lips as a reward, and my tongue will
declare his praises. Come aside to me, you untutored, and take up
lodging in the house of instruction; How long will you be deprived
of wisdom's food, how long will you endure such bitter thirst? I
open my mouth and speak of her: gain, at no cost, wisdom for
yourselves. Submit your neck to her yoke, that your mind may
accept her teaching. For she is close to those who seek her, and
the one who is in earnest finds her. See for yourselves! I have
labored only a little, but have found much. Acquire but a little
instruction; you will win silver and gold through her. Let your
spirits rejoice in the mercy of God, and be not ashamed to give
him praise. Work at your tasks in due season, and in his own time
God will give you your reward. [SIRACH 51:13-30]
Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious
achievement; let this be known throughout all the earth. [ISA
12:5]
O LORD, you are my God, I will extol you and
praise your name; For you have fulfilled your wonderful plans of
old, faithful and true. [ISA 25:1]
Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens
and stretched them out, who spreads out the earth with its crops,
Who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk on it:
I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have
grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant
of the people, a light for the nations, To open the eyes of the
blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the
dungeon, those who live in darkness. I am the LORD, this is my
name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See,
the earlier things have come to pass, new ones I now foretell;
Before they spring into being, I announce them to you. [ISA
42:5-9]
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the
end of the earth: Let the sea and what fills it resound, the
coastlands, and those who dwell in them. Let the steppe and its
cities cry out, the villages where Kedar dwells; Let the
inhabitants of Sela exult, and shout from the top of the
mountains. Let them give glory to the LORD, and utter his praise
in the coastlands. The LORD goes forth like a hero, like a warrior
he stirs up his ardor; He shouts out his battle cry, against his
enemies he shows his might [Taken from ISA 42:10-13]
Wild beasts honor me, jackals and ostriches, For
I put water in the desert and rivers in the wasteland for my
chosen people to drink, The people whom I formed for myself, that
they might announce my praise. Yet you did not call upon me, O
Jacob, for you grew weary of me, O Israel. [ISA 43:20-22]
Caravans of camels shall fill you, dromedaries
from Midian and Ephah; All from Sheba shall come bearing gold and
frankincense, and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. [ISA 60:6]
No longer shall violence be heard of in your
land, or plunder and ruin within your boundaries. You shall call
your walls "Salvation" and your gates
"Praise." [ISA 60:18]
As the earth brings forth its plants, and a
garden makes its growth spring up, So will the Lord GOD make
justice and praise spring up before all the nations. [ISA 61:11]
The LORD has sworn by his right hand and by his
mighty arm: No more will I give your grain as food to your
enemies; Nor shall foreigners drink your wine, for which you
toiled. But you who harvest the grain shall eat it, and you shall
praise the LORD; You who gather the grapes shall drink the wine in
the courts of my sanctuary. [ISA 62:8-9]
Yet, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay
and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands. Be not so
very angry, LORD, keep not our guilt forever in mind; look upon
us, who are all your people. Your holy cities have become a
desert, Zion is a desert, Jerusalem a waste. Our holy and glorious
temple in which our fathers praised you Has been burned with fire;
all that was dear to us is laid waste. Can you hold back, O LORD,
after all this? Can you remain silent, and afflict us so severely?
[ISA 64:7-11]
For, as close as the loincloth clings to a man's
loins, so had I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house
of Judah cling to me, says the LORD; to be my people, my renown,
my praise, my beauty. But they did not listen. [JER 13:11]
Heal me, LORD, that I may be healed; save me,
that I may be saved, for it is you whom I praise. [JER 17:14]
Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, For he has
rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked! [JER
20:13]
Thus says the LORD: See! I will restore the
tents of Jacob, his dwellings I will pity; City shall be rebuilt
upon hill, and palace restored as it was. From them will resound
songs of praise, the laughter of happy men. I will make them not
few, but many; they will not be tiny, for I will glorify them. [JER
30:18-19]
For thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for
Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and
say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. [JER
31:7]
Behold, I will treat and assuage the city's
wounds; I will heal them, and reveal to them an abundance of
lasting peace. I will change the lot of Judah and the lot of
Israel, and rebuild them as of old. I will cleanse them of all the
guilt they incurred by sinning against me; all their offenses by
which they sinned and rebelled against me, I will forgive. Then
Jerusalem shall be my joy, my praise, my glory, before all the
nations of the earth, as they hear of all the good I will do among
them. They shall be in fear and trembling over all the peaceful
benefits I will give her. [JER 33:6-9]
For I know they will not heed me, because they
are a stiff-necked people. But in the land of their captivity they
shall have a change of heart; they shall know that I, the LORD, am
their God. I will give them hearts, and heedful ears; and they
shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and shall invoke
my name. Then they shall turn back from their stiff-necked
stubbornness, and from their evil deeds, because they shall
remember the fate of their fathers who sinned against the LORD.
And I will bring them back to the land which with my oath I
promised to their fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and they
shall rule it. I will make them increase; they shall not then
diminish. And I will establish for them, as an eternal covenant,
that I will be their God, and they shall be my people; and I will
not again remove my people Israel from the land I gave them. [BARUCH
2:30-35]
"LORD Almighty, God of Israel, afflicted
souls and dismayed spirits call to you. Hear, O LORD, for you are
a God of mercy; and have mercy on us, who have sinned against you:
for you are enthroned forever, while we are perishing forever.
LORD Almighty, God of Israel, hear the prayer of Israel's few, the
sons of those who sinned against you; they did not heed the voice
of the LORD, their God, and the evils cling to us. Remember at
this time not the misdeeds of our fathers, but your own hand and
name: for you are the LORD our God; and you, O LORD, we will
praise! For this, you put into our hearts the fear of you: that we
may call upon your name, and praise you in our captivity, when we
have removed from our hearts all the wickedness of our fathers who
sinned against you. Behold us today in our captivity, where you
scattered us, a reproach, a curse, and a requital for all the
misdeeds of our fathers, who withdrew from the LORD, our
God." [BARUCH 3:1-8]
During the night the mystery was revealed to
Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven:
"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and
power are his. He causes the changes of the times and seasons,
makes kings and unmakes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and
knowledge to those who understand. He reveals deep and hidden
things and knows what is in the darkness, for the light dwells
with him. To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,
because you have given me wisdom and power. Now you have shown me
what we asked of you, you have made known to us the king's
dream." [DAN 2:19-23]
Nebuchadnezzar's face became livid with utter
rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the
furnace to be heated seven times more than usual and had some of
the strongest men in his army bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
and cast them into the white-hot furnace. They were bound and cast
into the white-hot furnace with their coats, hats, shoes and other
garments, for the king's order was urgent. So huge a fire was
kindled in the furnace that the flames devoured the men who threw
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into it. But these three fell,
bound, into the midst of the white-hot furnace. They walked about
in flames, singing to God and blessing the Lord. In the fire
Azariah stood up and prayed aloud: "Blessed are you, and
praiseworthy, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and glorious forever
is your name. For you are just in all you have done; all your
deeds are faultless, all your ways right, and your judgments
proper. You have executed proper judgments in all that you have
brought upon us and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers.
By a proper judgment you have done all this because of our sins;
For we have sinned and transgressed by departing from you, and we
have done every kind of evil. Your commandments we have not heeded
or observed, nor have we done as you ordered us for our good." [Taken
from DAN 3:19-30]
Now the king's men who had thrown them in
continued to stoke the furnace with brimstone, pitch, tow, and
faggots. The flames rose forty-nine cubits above the furnace, and
spread out, burning the Chaldeans nearby. But the angel of the
Lord went down into the furnace with Azariah and his companions,
drove the fiery flames out of the furnace, and made the inside of
the furnace as though a dew-laden breeze were blowing through it.
The fire in no way touched them or caused them pain or harm. Then
these three in the furnace with one voice sang, glorifying and
blessing God: "Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our
fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; And blessed
is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all
for all ages. Blessed are you in the temple of you holy glory,
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever. Blessed are you on
the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and exalted above all
forever. Blessed are you who look into the depths from your throne
upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven, praiseworthy and
glorious forever. Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever." [Taken from DAN 3:46-57]
While these words were still on the king's lips,
a voice spoke from heaven, "It has been decreed for you, King
Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom is taken from you! You shall be
cast out from among men, and shall dwell with wild beasts; you
shall be given grass to eat like an ox, and seven years shall pass
over you, until you learn that the Most High rules over the
kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will." At once this
was fulfilled. Nebuchadnezzar was cast out from among men, he ate
grass like an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven,
until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle, and his nails
like the claws of a bird. When this period was over, I,
Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes to heaven; my reason was restored
to me, and I blessed the Most High, I praised and glorified him
who lives forever: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and
his kingdom endures through all generations. All who live on the
earth are counted as nothing; he does as he pleases with the
powers of heaven as well as with those who live on the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand or say to him, "What
have you done?" At the same time my reason returned to me,
and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and my splendor
returned to me. My nobles and lords sought me out; I was restored
to my kingdom, and became much greater than before. Therefore, I,
Nebuchadnezzar, now praise and exalt and glorify the King of
heaven, because all his works are right and his ways just; and
those who walk in pride he is able to humble. [DAN
4:28-34]
You have rebelled against the Lord of heaven.
You had the vessels of his temple brought before you, so that you
and your nobles, your wives and your entertainers, might drink
wine from them; and you praised the gods of silver and gold,
bronze and iron, wood and stone, that neither see nor hear nor
have intelligence. But the God in whose hand is your life breath
and the whole course of your life, you did not glorify. [Taken
from DAN 5:23]
Hilkiah and his wife praised God for their
daughter Susanna, as did Joakim her husband and all her relatives,
because she was found innocent of any shameful deed. [DAN 13:63]
You shall eat and be filled, and shall praise
the name of the LORD, your God, Because he has dealt wondrously
with you; my people shall nevermore be put to shame. And you shall
know that I am in the midst of Israel; I am the LORD, your God,
and there is no other; my people shall nevermore be put to shame.
[Taken from JOEL 2:26-27]
God comes from Teman, the Holy One from Mount
Paran. Covered are the heavens with his glory, and with his praise
the earth is filled. His splendor spreads like the light; rays
shine forth from beside him, where his power is concealed. [HAB
3:3-4]
Yes, at that time I will deal with all who
oppress you; I will save the lame, and assemble the outcasts; I
will give them praise and renown in all the earth, when I bring
about their restoration. At that time I will bring you home, and at that
time I will gather you; For I will give you renown and praise,
among all the peoples of the earth, When I bring about your
restoration before your very eyes, says the LORD. [ZEPH 3:19-20]
"(But) take care not to perform righteous
deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have
no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do
not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I
say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give
alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so
that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in
secret will repay you." [MT 6:1-4]
At that time Jesus said in reply, "I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.
Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will." [MT 11:25-26]
Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all
those engaged in selling and buying there. He overturned the
tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were
selling doves. And he said to them, "It is written: 'My house
shall be a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of
thieves." The blind and the lame approached him in the temple
area, and he cured them. When the chief priests and the scribes
saw the wondrous things he was doing, and the children crying out
in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they
were indignant and said to him, "Do you hear what they are
saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes; and have you never
read the text, 'Out of the mouths of infants and nurslings you
have brought forth praise'?" [MT 21:12-16]
Now there were shepherds in that region living
in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The
angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said
to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you
good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today
in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah
and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And
suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the
angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." When
the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to
one another, "Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing
that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us."
So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant
lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the
message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it
were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary
kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. [LK
2:8-20]
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the
Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He
taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. [LK 4:14-15]
At that very moment he rejoiced (in) the Holy Spirit
and said, "I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise
and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes,
Father, such has been your gracious will." [LK 10:21]
Now as he approached Jericho a blind man was
sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he
inquired what was happening. They told him, "Jesus of
Nazareth is passing by." He shouted, "Jesus, Son of
David, have pity on me!" The people walking in front rebuked
him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the
more, "Son of David, have pity on me!" Then Jesus
stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came
near, Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for
you?" He replied, "Lord, please let me see." Jesus
told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you." He
immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to
God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God. [LK
18:35-43]
So those who had been sent went off and found
everything just as he had told them. And as they were untying the
colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying this
colt?" They answered, "The Master has need of it."
So they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the colt, and
helped Jesus to mount. As he rode along, the people were spreading
their cloaks on the road; and now as he was approaching the slope
of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of his disciples began
to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty deeds they had
seen. They proclaimed: "Blessed is the king who comes in the
name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest."
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher,
rebuke your disciples." He said in reply, "I tell you,
if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!" [LK 19:32-40]
Then he led them (out) as far as Bethany, raised
his hands, and blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from
them and was taken up to heaven. They did him homage and then
returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in
the temple praising God. [LK 24:50-53]
"I do not accept human praise; moreover, I
know that you do not have the love of God in you. I came in the
name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another comes
in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe, when
you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that
comes from the only God? Do not think that I will accuse you
before the Father: the one who will accuse you is Moses, in whom
you have placed your hope. For if you had believed Moses, you
would have believed me, because he wrote about me. But if you do
not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?" [JN
5:41-47]
Although he had performed so many signs in their
presence they did not believe in him, in order that the word which
Isaiah the prophet spoke might be fulfilled: "Lord, who has
believed our preaching, to whom has the might of the Lord been
revealed?" For this reason they could not believe, because
again Isaiah said: "He blinded their eyes and hardened their
heart, so that they might not see with their eyes and understand
with their heart and be converted, and I would heal them."
Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke about him.
Nevertheless, many, even among the authorities, believed in him,
but because of the Pharisees they did not acknowledge it openly in
order not to be expelled from the synagogue. For they preferred
human praise to the glory of God. [JN 12:37-43]
Every day they devoted themselves to meeting
together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes.
They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart,
praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. And every day
the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. [ACTS
2:46-47]
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple
area for the three o'clock hour of prayer. And a man crippled from
birth was carried and placed at the gate of the temple called
"the Beautiful Gate" every day to beg for alms from the
people who entered the temple. When he saw Peter and John about to
go into the temple, he asked for alms. But Peter looked intently
at him, as did John, and said, "Look at us." He paid
attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. Peter
said, "I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I
give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, (rise and)
walk." Then Peter took him by the right hand and raised him
up, and immediately his feet and ankles grew strong. He leaped up,
stood, and walked around, and went into the temple with them,
walking and jumping and praising God. When all the people saw him
walking and praising God, they recognized him as the one who used
to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were
filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to
him. [ACTS 3:1-10]
After threatening them further, they released
them, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people who
were all praising God for what had happened. [ACTS 4:21]
One is not a Jew outwardly. True circumcision is not outward, in the flesh.
Rather, one is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit, not the letter; his praise is not from human beings but from God. [ROM 2:28-29]
For this is why Christ died and came to life,
that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. Why then do
you judge your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your
brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;
for it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, every knee
shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to
God." So (then) each of us shall give an account of himself
(to God). [ROM 14:9-12]
Welcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed
you, for the glory of God. For I say that Christ became a minister
of the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, to confirm the
promises to the patriarchs, but so that the Gentiles might glorify
God for his mercy. As it is written: "Therefore, I will
praise you among the Gentiles and sing praises to your name."
And again it says: "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his
people." And again: "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples praise him." And again Isaiah says:
"The root of Jesse shall come, raised up to rule the
Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope." May the God of
hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may
abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. [ROM 15:7-13]
It does not concern me in the least that I be
judged by you or any human tribunal; I do not even pass judgment
on myself; I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not
thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord.
Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time,
until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in
darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then
everyone will receive praise from God. [1COR 4:3-5]
I praise you because you remember me in
everything and hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed them
on to you. [1COR 11:2]
In giving this instruction, I do not praise the
fact that your meetings are doing more harm than good. First of
all, I hear that when you meet as a church there are divisions
among you, and to a degree I believe it; there have to be factions
among you in order that (also) those who are approved among you
may become known. When you meet in one place, then, it is not to
eat the Lord's supper, for in eating, each one goes ahead with his
own supper, and one goes hungry while another gets drunk. Do you
not have houses in which you can eat and drink? Or do you show
contempt for the church of God and make those who have nothing
feel ashamed? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this
matter I do not praise you. [1COR 11:17-22]
So what is to be done? I will pray with the
spirit, but I will also pray with the mind. I will sing praise
with the spirit, but I will also sing praise with the mind. [1COR
14:15]
We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order
that no fault may be found with our ministry; on the contrary, in
everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much
endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints, beatings,
imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts; by purity, knowledge,
patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love, in
truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of
righteousness at the right and at the left; through glory and
dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet
are truthful; as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and
behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death; as
sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as
having nothing and yet possessing all things. [2COR 6:3-10]
But thanks be to God who put the same concern
for you into the heart of Titus, for he not only welcomed our
appeal but, since he is very concerned, he has gone to you of his
own accord. With him we have sent the brother who is praised in
all the churches for his preaching of the gospel. And not only
that, but he has also been appointed our traveling companion by
the churches in this gracious work administered by us for the
glory of the Lord (himself) and for the expression of our
eagerness. [2COR 8:16-19]
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing
in the heavens, as he chose us in him, before the foundation of
the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love he
destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in
accord with the favor of his will, for the praise of the glory of
his grace that he granted us in the beloved. [EPH 1:3-6]
In him we were also chosen, destined in accord
with the purpose of the one who accomplishes all things according
to the intention of his will, so that we might exist for the
praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ. In him you
also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised
Holy Spirit, which is the first installment of our inheritance
toward redemption as God's possession, to the praise of his glory.
[EPH 1:11-14]
For God is my witness, how I long for all of you
with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that
your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every
kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may
be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit
of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and
praise of God. [PHIL 1:8-11]
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is
anything worthy of praise, think about these things. [PHIL 4:8]
Nor, indeed, did we ever appear with flattering
speech, as you know, or with a pretext for greed - God is witness
-
nor did we seek praise from human beings, either from you or from
others, although we were able to impose our weight as apostles of
Christ. Rather, we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother
cares for her children. With such affection for you, we were
determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our
very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us. [1THES
2:5-8]
For it was fitting that he, for whom and through
whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should
make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering. He
who consecrates and those who are being consecrated all have one
origin. Therefore, he is not ashamed to call them
"brothers," saying: "I will proclaim your name to
my brothers, in the midst of the assembly I will praise you";
and again: "I will put my trust in him"; and again:
"Behold, I and the children God has given me." [HEB
2:10-13]
Through him (then) let us continually offer God
a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his
name. [HEB 13:15]
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray.
Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise. [JMS 5:13]
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living
hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in
heaven for you who by the power of God are safeguarded through
faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final
time. In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may
have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of
your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though
tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at
the revelation of Jesus Christ. Although you have not seen him you
love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him,
you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain
the goal of (your) faith, the salvation of your souls. [1PT 1:3-9]
But you are "a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may
announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness
into his wonderful light. Once you were "no people" but
now you are God's people; you "had not received mercy"
but now you have received mercy. [1PT 2:9-10]
A voice coming from the throne said:
"Praise our God, all you his servants, (and) you who revere
him, small and great." [RV 19:5]
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