Seven Ways to Praise
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// INTRODUCTION
// INTRODUCTION
SERIES: SUMMER IN THE PSALMS
The Old Testament was mainly written in Hebrew with the books of Daniel and Ezra partially written in Aramaic.
When words from one language are translated to another, sometimes the depth of meaning can be lost.
Because the Bible is not primarily written in English, we sometimes lose the depth of a word when it is translated.
Example:
Love = Agape, Eros, Storge, Phileo
In english when we use the word, Love, we know what context we are using it in:
“I love this cereal” is obviously different than, “I love my wife.”
In Hebrew there are seven different words for the english word praise.
1. YADAH
1. YADAH
יָדָה yâdâh, yaw-daw´
to revere or worship with extended hands (act of thanksgiving). To hold out the hands. To throw a stone or arrow. Cast out or Confess.
to revere or worship with extended hands (act of thanksgiving). To hold out the hands. To throw a stone or arrow. Cast out or Confess.
the word yâdâh is found 111 times in scripture
this happens when the people of God were so overcome with glory of God that they shot their hands up in response.
yâdâh is an active posture of praise expressed by those who adore God.
Most references point to giving thanks to God
The raising of hands is one of the most natural expressions of excitement, wonder, and awe!
It is built into our DNA - we YADAH things that aren’t God
Example: Celebration; our hands shoot up, we might even let out a shout
In ; Let the peoples (yâdâh) praise you, O God; let all the peoples (yâdâh) praise you!
In ; All your works shall give thanks (yâdâh) to you, O Lord, and all your saints shall bless (bârak) you!
In ; I praise (yâdâh) you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
and all your saints shall bless (bârak) you!
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
many times it may be uncomfortable for you to lift your hands, but when you’ve come into a real encounter with The God of the Universe, the glory and magnificences that comes with Him, you can’t help it.
Not only is lifting your hands a sign of surrender, but also a sign of the faith that you have in God!
We are surrendering our life to someone that can take better care of it that we can - this is putting our Faith in God!
2. HALAL
2. HALAL
הָלַל hâlal, haw-lal´
to boast. to rave. to shine. to celebrate. to be clamorously foolish
to boast. to rave. to shine. to celebrate. to be clamorously foolish
Stems:
Halal is the primary Hebrew word for praise.
It’s where we get the word Hallalujah.
Halal - yah = boast, rave, celebrate the Lord!
It’s where we get our word Hallelujah.
Halal - yah = boast, rave, celebrate the lord!
Hilluwl *to boast, rave, celebrate* [St.Heb. 1974; hil-layl] - celebration at harvest time -- imagine the people dancing on the grapes to express the wine and the hems of the garments being dyed from the grape juice.
Heylel *to shine* [St.Heb. 1966; hay-lale] in the sense of brightness, the morning star - lucifer
** a moment of perspective that Lucifer was the chief musician and worship leader in Heaven. He was a created being to be the best at music creation and worship. He didn’t lose that ability when he was removed from Heaven. I believe for so many reasons this is why you can see secular music that causes people to behave in a worshiping manner. This is an example of how music can prompt people to certain actions.
True hâlal contemplates laying aside your inhibitions (pride) and killing your self-consciousness (“i don’t care what others think about me”).
Consider ; Let them (hâlal) praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
The last verse in Psalms reads like this; Let everything that has breath (hâlal) praise the Lord! (hâlal) Praise the Lord! ()
3. ZAMAR
3. ZAMAR
זָמַר zâmar, zaw-mar´
to make music. to celebrate in song and music. to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument.
to make music. to celebrate in song and music. to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument.
zâmar is used throughout the psalms to connote the making of music, celebrating in song and music, and plucking the strings of a musical instrument.
It appears in scripture 41 times both in narration and in poetic forms.
In , the psalmist talks about writing a new song of zâmar to the Lord.
English Standard Version Psalm 144I will sing a new song to you, O God;
upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
9 I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
In ; will (yâdâh) give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing (zâmar) praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
In ; will (yâdâh) give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing (zâmar) praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. not everyone is able to play an instrument or even sing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage in zâmaras we listen to music we can see that it affects us and can even prepare our hearts to receive God’s Word.Musicians: when is the last time you simply played an instrument for God, alone? When is the last time you felt the power of God in your music, even when no words were sung?
not everyone is able to play an instrument or even sing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage in zâmar
as we listen to music we can see that it affects us and can even prepare our hearts to receive God’s Word.
Musicians: when is the last time you simply played an instrument for God, alone? When is the last time you felt the power of God in your music, even when no words were sung?
4. TOWDAH
4. TOWDAH
תּוֹדָה tôwdâh, to-daw´
an extension of the hand. Thanksgiving. A confession. A sacrifice of praise. Thanksgiving for things not yet received. A choir of worshippers.
an extension of the hand. Thanksgiving. A confession. A sacrifice of praise. Thanksgiving for things not yet received. A choir of worshippers.
tôwdâh is a Hebrew word that means, an extension of the hand in thanksgiving for what God has done. It also means a sacrifice of praise for things not yet received.
It is praising God with expectation
Psalmists would use tôwdâh as an expression of confession, a way to convey trust in the goodness of God.
It was a word of thanksgiving, a word often raised by choirs of worshippers.
In , Asaph makes in plain: sometimes the sacrifice of praise, the act of showing God honor and praise even before the realization of His promises, comes before our salvation.
; we see that David is writing when he was captured by the Philistines, he praised the Lord for the promise of deliverance he had not yet received.
in tôwdâh we lift our hands, not only for what He has done, but also for what we believe He will do.
This is difference from YADAH in the sense that YADAH is a reaction to God’s glory, TOWDAH is a response to what He has done or we believe He will do.
Have you lifted a tôwdâh to God?
For your marriage?
For your job situation?
For your next season?
For your physical healing?
For your emotional healing?
If God never did anything for you, would you still praise Him? Has our praise become all reactive to what He does for us? Our core motivation for praising God should be simply because of who He is, not what He does for us.
**yes we can praise Him reactively, but that should not be where our praise starts and ends.
TOWDAH is moving your “worry to worship”
5. BARAK
5. BARAK
בָרַךְ bârak, baw-rak´
to kneel. to bless God (as an act of adoration). to praise. to salute. to thank.
to kneel. to bless God (as an act of adoration). to praise. to salute. to thank.
bârak embodies the notion of kneeling before God, of blessing and adorning him, of recognizing one’s position in relation to Him - we kneel because we realize our life in relation to the being of God
bârak is a word of humility
bârak is used 289 times in the psalms, and on each occurance, it’s used to describe worshippers falling on their faces before God in reverence, adoration, and thanks.
In 2:15; Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings (bârak) invoked for him all the day!
In 2:15; Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings (bârak) invoked for him all the day!
may gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
Alternative Meaning:
Scholars of ancient Hebrew have provided a different perspective of the word: to bend low while keeping one’s eyes fixed on the kind.
In bârak, even the most powerful lay aside their egos, power, desires. All so they can offer what they have to the one true king.
In , ; all things are commanded to bârak the Lord — this is angels, mighty beings, human beings, all creation, everything!
1 Bless (bârak) the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless (bârak) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
20 Bless (bârak) the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! 21 Bless (bârak) the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! 22 Bless (bârak) the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless (bârak) the Lord, O my soul!
and all that is within me,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!
bless his holy name!
If we approached our time of worship with our bodies bent low and eyes fixed on Jesus, would it matter about the song selection, how hot or cold it is in the room, how loud the sound it, how full our bladders are?
If we approached our time of worship with our bodies bent low and eyes fixed on Jesus, would it matter about the song selection, how hot or cold it is in the room, how loud the sound it, how full our bladders are?
21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his ministers, who do his will!
If we approached our time of worship with our bodies bent low and eyes fixed on Jesus, would it matter about the song selection, how hot or cold it is in the room, how loud the sound it, how full our bladders are?
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
22 Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
and forget not all his benefits, If we approached our time of worship with our bodies bent low and eyes fixed on Jesus, would it matter about the song selection, how hot or cold it is in the room, how loud the sound it, how full our bladders are?
Bless the Lord, O my soul! If we approached our time of worship with our bodies bent low and eyes fixed on Jesus, would it matter about the song selection, how hot or cold it is in the room, how loud the sound it, how full our bladders are?
Instead of referring to worship as a general action, start making it a personal thing. Ask yourself, “How was my worship?”
6. TEHILLAH
6. TEHILLAH
תְּהִלָּה tehillâh, teh-hil-law´
laudation. a hymn. a song of praise. a new song. a spontaneous song.
laudation. a hymn. a song of praise. a new song. a spontaneous song.
tehillâh is used 57 times in scripture, with over half of those occurences being found in the Psalms
a song of tehillâh may not rhyme, perhaps it doesn’t have the catchiest tune
these songs are not the most polished, but they come directly for a worshippers heart, in the moment
songs of tehillâh flow from a place of intimacy
In , we can see the use of the word tehillâh;
Yet you are holy, enthroned on the (tehillâh) praises of Israel.
these songs of spontaneity will enthroned God!
In ; I will bless (bârak) the Lord at all times; his praise (tehillâh) shall continually be in my mouth.
In ; O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise (tehillâh)
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
7. SHABACH
7. SHABACH
שָׁבַח shâbach, shaw-bakh´
to address in a loud tone. to shout to commend, glory, and triumph
to address in a loud tone. to shout to commend, glory, and triumph
shâbach quite literally means holy roar
it is used only a handful of times in scripture, 11 times
In ; Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will (shâbach) praise you. 4 So I will bless (bârak) you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
shows us that a shâbach can transcend generations!
4 One generation shall (shâbach) commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
FULL PRAISE
FULL PRAISE
A (melody) Psalm for giving (todah) thanks.
Facts:
Author: Unknown
Genre: Praise
1 Make a joyful (rua) noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with (renanah) singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with (todah - lifted hands of thanksgiving, even for things not yet received) thanksgiving, and his courts with (tehillah - a new song, spontaneous, birthed from intimacy) praise! Give (yadah - extended hands of surrender and faith - ) thanks to him; (barak - bow before God with your eyes fixed on Him) bless his name! 5 For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
RUA: to raise a shout, give a blast. battle cry. shout for joy.
RENANAH: a ringing cry. joyful shout. joyful singing.
The Overflow Praise
The Overflow Praise
When your spiritual tank is filled and overflowing, look how many praises come in response!
RUA - a shout & battle cry
RENANAH - a ringing cry & joyful shout
TODAH - lifted hands of thanksgiving, even for things not yet received
YADAH - extended hands, to throw a stone or arrow
TEHILLAH - new song, spontaneous songs start flowing (remember these aren’t always the best songs, but they come from a place of intimacy)
BARAK - kneeling before God, an act of adoration