by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“… the reverent fear [respect] and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His.” Isaiah 33:6 Amplified Praise is an expression from our hearts to our Father about our love for Him. It is an expression of our choice of surrender to be in relationship with Him. Praise...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalm 63:4 NIV There is a Hebrew word used in Psalm 63:4, yadah, and it means, “Extended hand, to throw out the hand, to worship with outstretched hands.” I was raised in a conservative...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4 Another Hebrew word for “praise” is towdah. It has the same root as yadah for extending the hands, but with a meaning of acceptance and...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“Let them praise (halal) His name in the dance…” Psalm 149:3 Halal is one Hebrew word for “praise,” and it means “to shine, to boast, to rave, to show, to celebrate, to glory, to dance, to be clamorously foolish.” It also means to be clear, to be brilliant, used of a...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise (shabach) You.” Psalm 63:3 Shabach is a Hebrew word for praise that means “to laud, commend, adore, glory.” It also means “to soothe, still, stroke, to pacify.” The word is used eleven times in the...
