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Praise – Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration.
(1) Zamar (zaw-mar’) {Hebrew} to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, to make music accompanied by voice, hence, to celebrate in music and song – Psalm 108:1 O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Psalm 149:3 ; Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
praise with dance and singing. Use the timbrel (tambourine) and harp.
Zamar – Sing songs of praise with instruments.
(2) te hillâh (teh-hil-law’){Hebrew} – laudation, a hymn – also seen in Deuteronomy 10:21 – He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.
Ephesians 5:18-19 – And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, ; natural out come of being filled with the spirit is singing and making melody to the lord.
te hillâh (teh-hil-law’) – praise, song or hymn of praise; praise, adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God); act of general or public praise
Halal (haw-lal’) – To rave upon the Lord {Literal translation – Praise}
Hallelujah – Halel to Yahweh
Halal (haw-lal’) – To rave upon the Lord {Literal translation – Praise}
Hallelujah – Halel to Yahweh
(3) yadah (yaw-daw’ ) {Hebrew} – To use, hold out, extend the hand. To revere/worship. ; Genesis 29:35 ; And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing. {Leah gave birth to Reuben, Samuel, Levi and Judah}
Yadah – is described as reaching hands to the Father with the perspective of love, trust and awe.
(4) epaineo (ep-ahee-neh’-o) {Greek – }- to applaud ; Romans 15:11 And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!” {Laud (lawd) means a song or hymn of praise.}
Worship – The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object
(5) shachah (shaw-khaw’) {Hebrew} – to prostrate oneself in homage to God ; 1 Samuel 15:31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
Psalm 95:6 – Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker ; worship the Lord with kneeling and bowing.
Psalm 95:6 also describes
Barakah (ber-aw-kaw’) – to kneel or bow as an act of adoration {to bless}
Ps. 34:1 – I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
(6) theosebés (theh-os-eb-ace’) {Greek} – reverent of God, devout, pious. ; John 9:31 – Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
(7) proskuneo {pros-koo-neh’-o} {Greek} – to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence, by kneeling or prostration to do homage whether in order to express respect or to make supplication
John 4:23 & 24 – But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.; The Lord is seeking true worshipers.