by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
Praise, Presence, Power “Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise (zamar) Your power.” Psalm 21:13 Zamar is a Hebrew word for praise that means, “to touch the strings of an instrument and to play unto its power.” Worship leaders and musicians...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God…” Psalm 95:6-7 There are several Hebrew words that are translated into the word “praise,” showing us that there are several different ways that we can demonstrate our love...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“Bless the Lord, o my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name!” Psalm 103:1 Like the English language, in the Hebrew language there can be more than one meaning to a word. The Hebrew word for praise, barak, means “to kneel before the Lord, to bow,” but it...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.” Psalm 22:3 Tehillah is a Hebrew word that means to sing a song or hymn, singing praise to someone who is being celebrated or praised. The word “psalm,” is tehillah. Psalms, the Bible book, is Tehillim, literally...
by Rachel Cunningham | Mar 23, 2024
“He has put a new song in my mouth- praise to our God. Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.” Psalm 40:3 As I was studying the Hebrew word for praise, tehillah, I noticed several verses that mentioned singing a new song. Psalm 149:1 says, “Praise the...
