Praising God to Build a Stronger Relationship with Him
Praising God simply means expressing your devotion, gratitude, admiration, and love for Him. It’s giving God acknowledgment and thanks for all the wonderful things He has done. When we praise God, we acknowledge His greatness, His kindness, and His power.
How you praise God is deeply personal, but we are all called to actively praise Him on the sunny days and when it rains; through the good and the bad.
You can praise God through words, songs, prayers, and actions that show our appreciation for Him, the important thing is to simply show Him how you feel through praise.
Praise From the Old Testament
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6 (NIV)
“I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.” Psalm 34:1 (NIV)
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:4 (NIV)
“My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.” Psalm 71:8 (NIV)
“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.” Psalm 145:3 (NIV)
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” Psalm 95:1-2 (NIV)
“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” Isaiah 25:1 (NIV)
“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.” Nehemiah 9:6 (NIV)
“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.” Exodus 15:2 (NIV)
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NIV)
Praise from the New Testament
“Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:19-20 (NIV)
“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.” Hebrews 13:15 (NIV)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
“Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.” James 5:13 (NIV)
“Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”” Revelation 5:13 (NIV)
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 (NIV)
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” Colossians 3:16 (NIV)
“And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol him.” Romans 15:11 (NIV)
“Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!” Revelation 19:5 (NIV)
“When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen.” Luke 19:37 (NIV)