“PRAISE”
April 21st, 2009Ps 22.3
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the priases of Isreal.
inhabitest - to sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry, establish, habitation
God so wants to literally abide in our praises, this is where HE lives, this is where HE dwells, in the praises if HIS people.
PRAISE - is one of humanity’s many responses to God’s revelation of HIMSELF!
The more we understand who HE is, the more we want to PRAISE HIM!
PRAISE -comes from a latin word meaning “Value” or “Price”. Thus to give PRAISE to God is to proclaim HIS MERIT or WORTH!!
Let’s give God what he is worth! Your PRAISE calculates or determines what God’s worth is to you. The modes of PRAISE are many - 1.) the offering of sacrifices 2.) physical movement 3.) silence and meditation 4.) testimony 5.) prayer 6.) and a holy life
However, PRAISE is almost invariably linked to music, both instumental and especially vocal.
Ps 47:1 - O clap your hands, all ye people; SHOUT unto God with the voice of triumph.
Dr Ron Allen says PRAISE is a public and vocal act of boasting about GOD!
I am sure we can find something to brag about, that God has done for you this week, or even today. SHOUT, CLAP, DANCE, RUN, RAISE YOUR HANDS,
WHAT IS GOD WORTH TO YOU TODAY!!!!
PRAISE is an impassioned exaltation of God - typically as an expression of gratitude for one’s life or being -
Hallel - (hebrew) - means a joyous PRAISE, to boast in God, or to act madly or foolishly - WOW!!
Yah is a shortened form of the name of God YHWH - Sometimes rendered in english “Yahweh” or “Jehovah” - thus creating the word
HALLELUYAH - I am madly, foolishly, joyfully boasting on you Jehovah!
Hallelujah is pronounced the same way in practically every known language on earth!! Can we all say it together and really mean it. HALLELUYAH ! HALLELUYAH!
The very tribe of Isreal that Jesus came out of was Judah, meaning PRAISE in the hebrew. Jesus was without a doubt pointing the way in which we should approach God, with all of our heart, and with all of our might, and with all of our strenghth.
Deut. 6:4-5 - Hear, O Isreal: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
SOME HEBREW WORDS OF PRAISE:
1.) Barak - to kneel or bow, to give reverance to God as an act of adoration, implies a continual conscious giving place to God, to be atuned to him and his presence
2.) Guwl - to spin around, under the influence of any violent emotion
3.) Ranan - to creak, to emit a stridulous sound, to shout aloud for joy
4.) Alats - to jump for joy, exult, be joyful, rejoice, triumph
5.) Chuwl - to twist or whirl in a circular spiral manner, to dance
6.) Macha - to rub or strike the hands together(in exultation), clap
7.) Shabach - to address in a loud tone, a loud adoration, a shout, proclaiming with a loud voice (unashamed), to glory, triumph, power, a testimony of praise
Can we all join in and begin to PRAISE the LORD the way the Bible says we need to. It is such a relief to just LET GO AND LET GOD!!!!!
In HIS service,
Pastor Don
