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Praise Worship Study
Praise Worship Study
Praise is seen throughout all of scripture in words like glorified (glorify), thanksgiving, bless, confess, sing
praise, honour, boast, shine, worship, commend, laud, and celebrate to name just a few. Praise is within,
a part of, worship.
Webster Definition: Praise - (verb): 1. To express approval and commendation of; applaud, eulogize. 2.
To express adoration of; glorify (God, etc). 2. Thanksgiving for blessings conferred; laudation to God;
worship expressed in song. 3. The object, ground, reason, or subject of praise.
Webster Definition: Worship - 1. The act or feeling of adoration or homage; the paying of religious
reverence, as in prayer, praise, etc. 2. The act or feeling of deference, respect, or honor toward virtue,
power, or the like. 3. Excessive or ardent admiration; also, the object of such love or admiration. 4. A
title of honor in addressing persons of station.
1. To adore; to pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration.
Ex. Thou shalt worship no other God. Exodus 34.
2. To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence.
Ex. Nor worshiped with a waxen epitaph.
3. To honor with extravagant love and extreme submission; as a lover.
Ex. With bended knees I daily worship her.
2 Chronicles 29: 27-30 shows a distinction between worship and praise Biblically. – the song starts with
the start of the sacrifice; both worship (shachah ) and praise(halal) words used in this passage and
shows distinction.
Praising God
(Purple is Old Testament) (Red is New Testament)
~ Praise points us to God's favors – (Jesus being His most spectacular favor He
gave)
Psalms 148 - Psalm 138 - Lev. 19:14 - Duet. 26:19 / I Peter4:11 - Luke 1:64 - Luke
2:13-14
~ Hallelujah means “Praise” using the Hebrew word “Halal” in the KJV
Psalms 105:45 Psalms 106:48 Psalms 106:1 Psalms 111:1 Psalms 112:1
Psalms 113:1 Psalms 146:1 Psalms 148:1 Psalms 150:1
Acts 16:16-26- Paul and Silas in jail singing praises to the Lord
H2167 ז ַָמרzamar (zaw-mar') - a primitive root (perhaps ident. with 2168 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. Various ways it is
used are “sing”, “sing praise”, “give praise”, “sing psalms”.
H8426 תֹודה
ָ towdah (to-daw' ) - from 3034; properly, an extension of the hand, i.e.
(by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers:—
confession, (sacrifice of) praise, thanks(-giving, offering). Various ways it is used is
“public proclamation”, “confession”, “offering of thanksgiving”.
Greek
G1391 δοξα doxa (dox'-ah) - from the base of 1380; glory (as very apparent),
in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective):—dignity, glory(-ious),
honour, praise, worship. Various ways it is used are “honour”, “worship”, “praise” 3x’s,
mostly as “glory-glorious”.
G5214 υμνεω humneo (hoom-neh'-o) -from 5215; to hymn, i.e. sing a religious
ode; by implication, to celebrate (God) in song:—sing a hymn (praise unto). It is used in
reference to singing hymns and praises.