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Praise the LORD. Psalm 106:48 I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; and let your glory be over all the earth. Psalm 108:3-5 Praise the LORD.
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Praise, mostly of God, is a frequent theme in the psalms, the Hebrew title of which is "Praises." Yet praise is a theme that pervades the whole of Scripture. Genesis 1 is indirect praise; direct praise is found in hymns scattered throughout the books of Exodus, 2 Samuel, Isaiah, Daniel, Ephesians, and Revelation.
Taking all of this into consideration, we now present the list of Psalms with their traditional meanings. We have provided Arabic numerals to aid in finding a Psalm. These senses are adapted from the commentaries on the Psalms from the Fathers (see chapter 17 for these).
meaning "to praise." Though the psalms vary in their theme and content, they almost always contain some note of praise (except Ps 88). Hence, the term is appropriate. Even the psalms of lament progress beyond petition and lament to an element of praise. Basically, we can say that this book is a hymn-book of praise. C.
In the Bible it is God who is especially brought before us as the object of praise. His whole creation praises Him, from the angels of heaven (Psalm 103:20 Revelation 5:11) to those lower existences that are unconscious or even inanimate (Psalm 19:1-4; Psalm 148:1-10 Revelation 5:13).
A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. 2. (n.) Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship. 3. (v. t.) To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises.
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