Last night I couldn't sleep, and I had the word praise on my mind. I got on Biblegateway to find all the verses on praise. Long story short, there are 259 verses that has the word praise in it.
I wanted to know just exactly what praise was and in researching this, I found that there were seven types of praise.
Here are the seven types of praise:
1.YADAH*- yaw-daw - to worship with the extended hand. The giving of oneself in worship and adoration. To lift your hands unto the Lord. It carries the meaning of*absolute surrender as a young child does to a parent - "pick me up, I'm all yours".**
Psalms 9:1...I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2.TEHILLAH*-teh-hil-law- to sing, to laud. A spontaneous new song. Singing from a melody in your heart by adding words to it. This refers to a special kind of singing-it is singing unprepared, unrehearsed songs. Brings tremendous unity to the body of Christ. Singing straight to God. Can move into tehilah anytime. Singing it the second time would be ZAMAR. It is the praise that God inhabits (sits enthroned on) God manifests Himself in the mids of exuberant singing.
Psalm 22:3*But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
3.BARAK*- baw-rak - To kneel or to bow. To give reverence to God as an act of adoration. It*implies to continual conscious giving place to God. Blessing the Lord, extolling virtue. There is a sense of kneeling and blessing God as an act of adoration in the word BARAK. Physical application - To bow, kneel or to do this with the intent in my heart that He is my KING and I yield to HIM. I am acknowledging Him as KING and GOD. SONG: BLESS THE LORD Scripture: Psalm 103 tells us how to bless the Lord and then goes on to enumerate those blessings: loving kindness, satisfaction redemption, honor, renewal. We bless the Lord by remembering all of these things.
Psalm 103
1*Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2*Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3*Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4*Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5*Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6*The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7*He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8*The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9*He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10*He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11*For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12*As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13*Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
14*For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15*As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16*For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17*But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18*To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19*The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20*Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21*Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22*Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.
4.HALAL - haw-lal -**a primitive root;*to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence,*to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively,*to celebrate; also to stultify
1 Chronicles 16:4*...And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5.TOWDAH*-to-daw -To give worship by the extension of the hand in adoration or agreeing with what has been done or will be. This word is commonly found in connection with sacrifice-applying the giving of thanks or praise as a sacrifice before reception or manifestation. Thanking God for something that I don't have in the natural. Agreeing with His Word - faith in His Word. This form of praise goes in operation just because His Word is true. "Father, I thank YOU that YOUR WORD is TRUE. As we raise our hearts and hands in praise to the Lord, it involves a sacrifice, especially if one is very sick in body. The carnal mind would fight and ridicule this particular action, but there is great faith in TOWDAH as praise. The lifting of the hand symbolizes agreement. The right hand symbolizes my covenant with my my Father. As I go through the scriptures, God is seen extending His Right Hand to me. That's the covenant. When He extends His right hand to me, He's saying to me - ALL THAT I AM IS YOURS, and when I extend my right hand to Him, I am saying "All that I am is yours and I agree with what you’re saying. It is the sacrifice that God honors by His performing of miracles.**
The ATTITUDE for TOWDAH is: I'm thanking God. I'm agreeing with God that it is as He says. I don't care what it looks like. I'm agreeing with what His Word says. Example: Father, I thank You that I am healed.
Psalm 42:4 is an example of TOWDAH praise. Psalm 42:4*When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
6.ZAMAR-*zaw-mar - To sing with instruments. To make music accompanied by the voice. One of the musical verbs for praise in the book of psalms. It carries the idea of making music in praise to God as in Psalm 92:1. The word ZAMAR also means to touch the strings, and refers to praise that involves instrumental worship as in Psalm 150. The one word is usually translated "sing praises".*
Psalm 92:1...*It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:
Psalm 150:1 - 6 ...
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2*Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3*Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4*Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5*Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6*Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
7.SHABACH-*shaw-bakh - to address in a loud tone, a loud adoration, a shout! Proclaim with a loud voice, unashamed, the GLORY, TRIUMPH, POWER, MERCY, and LOVE OF GOD. This word implies that testimony is praise. The phrase "shout unto the Lord" can be understood as the action of SHABACH. It is not just being loud. You should have the attitude of putting your whole being into it, an attitude of being totally uninhibited. Scripture: Psalm 117:1...*O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
PepperJack
I wanted to know just exactly what praise was and in researching this, I found that there were seven types of praise.
Here are the seven types of praise:
1.YADAH*- yaw-daw - to worship with the extended hand. The giving of oneself in worship and adoration. To lift your hands unto the Lord. It carries the meaning of*absolute surrender as a young child does to a parent - "pick me up, I'm all yours".**
Psalms 9:1...I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2.TEHILLAH*-teh-hil-law- to sing, to laud. A spontaneous new song. Singing from a melody in your heart by adding words to it. This refers to a special kind of singing-it is singing unprepared, unrehearsed songs. Brings tremendous unity to the body of Christ. Singing straight to God. Can move into tehilah anytime. Singing it the second time would be ZAMAR. It is the praise that God inhabits (sits enthroned on) God manifests Himself in the mids of exuberant singing.
Psalm 22:3*But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
3.BARAK*- baw-rak - To kneel or to bow. To give reverence to God as an act of adoration. It*implies to continual conscious giving place to God. Blessing the Lord, extolling virtue. There is a sense of kneeling and blessing God as an act of adoration in the word BARAK. Physical application - To bow, kneel or to do this with the intent in my heart that He is my KING and I yield to HIM. I am acknowledging Him as KING and GOD. SONG: BLESS THE LORD Scripture: Psalm 103 tells us how to bless the Lord and then goes on to enumerate those blessings: loving kindness, satisfaction redemption, honor, renewal. We bless the Lord by remembering all of these things.
Psalm 103
1*Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2*Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3*Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4*Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5*Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6*The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7*He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8*The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9*He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10*He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11*For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12*As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13*Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
14*For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15*As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16*For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17*But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18*To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19*The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20*Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21*Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22*Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.
4.HALAL - haw-lal -**a primitive root;*to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence,*to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively,*to celebrate; also to stultify
1 Chronicles 16:4*...And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5.TOWDAH*-to-daw -To give worship by the extension of the hand in adoration or agreeing with what has been done or will be. This word is commonly found in connection with sacrifice-applying the giving of thanks or praise as a sacrifice before reception or manifestation. Thanking God for something that I don't have in the natural. Agreeing with His Word - faith in His Word. This form of praise goes in operation just because His Word is true. "Father, I thank YOU that YOUR WORD is TRUE. As we raise our hearts and hands in praise to the Lord, it involves a sacrifice, especially if one is very sick in body. The carnal mind would fight and ridicule this particular action, but there is great faith in TOWDAH as praise. The lifting of the hand symbolizes agreement. The right hand symbolizes my covenant with my my Father. As I go through the scriptures, God is seen extending His Right Hand to me. That's the covenant. When He extends His right hand to me, He's saying to me - ALL THAT I AM IS YOURS, and when I extend my right hand to Him, I am saying "All that I am is yours and I agree with what you’re saying. It is the sacrifice that God honors by His performing of miracles.**
The ATTITUDE for TOWDAH is: I'm thanking God. I'm agreeing with God that it is as He says. I don't care what it looks like. I'm agreeing with what His Word says. Example: Father, I thank You that I am healed.
Psalm 42:4 is an example of TOWDAH praise. Psalm 42:4*When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
6.ZAMAR-*zaw-mar - To sing with instruments. To make music accompanied by the voice. One of the musical verbs for praise in the book of psalms. It carries the idea of making music in praise to God as in Psalm 92:1. The word ZAMAR also means to touch the strings, and refers to praise that involves instrumental worship as in Psalm 150. The one word is usually translated "sing praises".*
Psalm 92:1...*It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:
Psalm 150:1 - 6 ...
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2*Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3*Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4*Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5*Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6*Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
7.SHABACH-*shaw-bakh - to address in a loud tone, a loud adoration, a shout! Proclaim with a loud voice, unashamed, the GLORY, TRIUMPH, POWER, MERCY, and LOVE OF GOD. This word implies that testimony is praise. The phrase "shout unto the Lord" can be understood as the action of SHABACH. It is not just being loud. You should have the attitude of putting your whole being into it, an attitude of being totally uninhibited. Scripture: Psalm 117:1...*O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
PepperJack