CHAPTER II.

PRAISE TO GOD.

1. PRAISE IS A CHRISTIAN DUTY.

PSALM XLVII, 6. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

PSALM XCV, 1. O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.

2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

3. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

PSALM IX, 11. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

PSALM XXII, 22. I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

PSALM XXXV, 18. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

PSALM C, 1. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

PSALM C, 4. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations.

PSALM CVII, 31. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

32. Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

PSALM CL, 1. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

2. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

3. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

4. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

5. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals.

6. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

HEB. XIII, 15. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.

ACTS XVI, 25. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

MATT. XXVI, 30. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

EPH. V, 19. Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord:

20. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. PRAISE SHOULD BE EARNEST.

EPH. V, 19. Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 COR. XIV, 15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

PSALM CXI, 1. Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

COL. III, 16. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

PHIL. IV, 6. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

COL. IV, 2. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.

PSALM V, 11. But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

PSALM XXXII, 32. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

PSALM XXVII, 4. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

PSALM LXIII, 3. Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

4. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

PSALM XCVII, 1. The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

2. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

PSALM CXLIX, 2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

ISAIAH XLI, 16. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

1 CHRON. XVI, 31. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

32. Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

1 SAM. II, 1. And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

NEH. VIII, 10. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

HAB. III, 17. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

19. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.

1 PET. I, 8. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

PHIL. III, 1. Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

PHIL. IV, 4. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.