The Bible discusses various ways of worshipping God, all of which are right and proper. One way cites worshipping God with excited praise. Remember the Old Testament (Genesis through Malachi) is translated from original manuscripts that were written in Hebrew.
The English word "praise" can be found throughout the Old Testament. It's very interesting to note that ten different Hebrew words were translated into the English word "praise." These ten Hebrew words all have a different meaning. However, when we read these words in our English versions of the Bible, only the word "praise" is used.
One of the Hebrew words translated as "praise" is "Tehillah." Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible states that this word means to "boast and rave about God in an excited way, through song."
When this word is used in the Old Testament, we're being told to worship God in an excited way, boasting and raving about His greatness. Fifty-six times the Old Testament uses this term for praising God! By the number of times this word is used, we must conclude that God enjoys this type of praise coming forth from His children. Let's look at one such verse.
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise (Tehillah, excited boasting and raving) shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.There is a place for this type of praise in the life of every Christian. Read the book of Psalms and discover all the other types of praise mentioned in the Bible.
(Psa. 34:1-3)
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