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Accuse

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Praise

?What is PRAISE

Praise (verb)

to express admiration for, speak highly of,

compliment

?Who are weto Praise

Hallelujah (Hebrew)

hallel = Praise

jah = Lord

Praise the Lord

To “praise the Lord” is

commanded 60x in the entire book

of Psalms

?What do we Praise Him for

Praise Godfor what He has

doneHas God given you something, you know, you didn’t deserve?

(Grace)

Has God withheld from you something, you know, you

deserve? (Mercy)

Has God blessed you?

Praise Godfor who He is

TranscendentSelf-sufficientOmnipresentSelf-existentOmnipotentUnchangingOmniscientSovereignRighteousBeautiful

GraciousGloriousMercifulFaithfulPerfectEternalInfiniteLovingHolyJust

?What Praise has to be

Praisehas to be Personal

“I will praise the Lord..”Psalm 26:12

“I will praise the Lord..”Psalm 34:1

“I will praise the Lord..”Psalm 103:1

32x in the entirebook of Psalms

Praisehas to be Loud

4000 Levites

288 Musicians

20 Instruments

“Come, everyone!Clap your hands!

Shout to God withjoyful praise.”

Psalm 47:1

5x in the entirebook of Psalms

?Why Praisethe Lord

“The most obvious fact about praise strangely escaped me.

I thought of it in terms of compliment or approval.I had never noticed that

all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise.”

- C.S. Lewis, Reflection on the Psalms

“I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because thepraise not merely expresses

but completes the enjoyment.”

- C.S. Lewis, Reflection on the Psalms

"Are any of you happy? You should sing

praises.!"James 5:13

"I came naked from my mother's womb, and I

will be naked when I leave. The LORD gave

me what I had, and the LORD has taken it away.

Praise the name of the LORD!"

Job 1:21

Let us all praise the Lord personally and loud!