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Genesis 12:15 וַיְהַֽלְל֥וּ and they praised

When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.

Judges 16:24 וַֽיְהַלְל֖וּ and they praised

And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

1 Samuel 21:13 וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל and he pretended to be mad

So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.

2 Samuel 14:25 לְהַלֵּ֣ל to praise

Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

2 Samuel 22:4 מְהֻלָּ֖ל [the one] to be praised

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

1 Kings 20:11 יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל he boast

And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

1 Chronicles 16:4 וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל and to praise

David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:10 הִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙ boast

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

1 Chronicles 16:25 וּמְהֻלָּל֙ and [is] to be praised

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:36 וְהַלֵּ֖ל and they praised

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”

1 Chronicles 23:5 מְהַֽלְלִ֣ים לְהַלֵּֽל׃ [those] praising, to praise

4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

1 Chronicles 23:30 וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל and to praise

They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

1 Chronicles 25:3 וְהַלֵּ֖ל and to praise

From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

1 Chronicles 29:13 וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים and [are] praising

Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.

2 Chronicles 5:13 לְהַלֵּ֣ל וּבְהַלֵּ֤ל to praise, and when praised

The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

2 Chronicles 7:6 בְּהַלֵּ֥ל when praised

The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

2 Chronicles 8:14 לְהַלֵּ֨ל to praise

In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

2 Chronicles 20:19 לְהַלֵּ֗ל to praise

And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.

2 Chronicles 20:21 וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים and [those who] praised

Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

2 Chronicles 23:12 וְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים and who were praising

When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 23:13 לְהַלֵּ֑ל to praise

And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”

2 Chronicles 29:30 לְהַלֵּל֙ וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ to praise, and they praised

Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.

2 Chronicles 30:21 וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣ים and [were] praising

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 31:2 וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל and to praise

Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.

Ezra 3:10 לְהַלֵּל֙ to praise

When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.

Ezra 3:11 בְּהַלֵּ֨ל בְהַלֵּל֙ with praising

And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

Nehemiah 5:13 וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ and they praised

I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

Nehemiah 12:24 לְהַלֵּ֣ל to praise

The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

Job 12:17 יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ he makes look foolish

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

Job 29:3 בְּהִלּ֣וֹ when made shine he

when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

Job 31:26 יָהֵ֑ל it shone

if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,

Job 41:18 תָּ֣הֶל it flashes forth

His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

Psalm 5:5 הֽ֭וֹלְלִים boasters

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

Psalm 10:3 הִלֵּ֣ל he boasts

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

Psalm 18:3 מְ֭הֻלָּל [the one] to be praised

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Psalm 22:22 אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃ I will praise you

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

Psalm 22:23 הַֽלְל֗וּהוּ praise him

You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

Psalm 22:26 יְהַֽלְל֣וּ they will praise

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

Psalm 34:2 תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל it will boast

My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

Psalm 35:18 אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ I will praise you

Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.

Psalm 44:8 הִלַּלְ֣נוּ we have boasted

In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah

Psalm 48:1 וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל and [is] to be praised

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Psalm 49:6 יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ they boast

They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

Psalm 52:1 תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל do you boast

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Psalm 56:4 אֲהַלֵּ֪ל I will praise

In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Psalm 56:10 אֲהַלֵּ֣ל אֲהַלֵּ֥ל I will praise

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

Psalm 63:5 יְהַלֶּל־ it will praise [you]

My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

Psalm 63:11 יִ֭תְהַלֵּל he will boast

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Psalm 64:10 וְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ and let them boast

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

Psalm 69:30 אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה I will praise

I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 69:34 יְֽ֭הַלְלוּהוּ may they praise him

Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

Psalm 73:3 בַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑ים of the boasters

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalm 74:21 יְֽהַלְל֥וּ may they praise

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

Psalm 75:4 לַֽ֭הוֹלְלִים תָּהֹ֑לּוּ to the boasters, you boast

I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

Psalm 78:63 הוּלָּֽלוּ׃ they were praised

Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

Psalm 84:4 יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ they praise you

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

Psalm 96:4 וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל and [is] to be praised

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

Psalm 97:7 הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים those [who] boast

All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

Psalm 102:8 מְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗י [those who] mock me

All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.

Psalm 102:18 יְהַלֶּל־ it will praise

Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

Psalm 104:35 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

Psalm 105:3 הִֽ֭תְהַלְלוּ boast

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Psalm 105:45 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

Psalm 106:1 הַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ׀ praise Yahweh

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalm 106:5 לְ֝הִתְהַלֵּ֗ל to boast

that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.

Psalm 106:48 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!

Psalm 107:32 יְהַלְלֽוּהוּ׃ let them praise him

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

Psalm 109:30 אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃ I will praise him

With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.

Psalm 111:1 הַ֥לְלוּ praise

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

Psalm 112:1 הַ֥לְלוּ praise

Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.

Psalm 113:1 הַ֥לְלוּ הַ֭לְלוּ הַֽ֝לְלוּ praise

Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.

Psalm 113:3 מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל [is] to be praised

From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.

Psalm 113:9 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Psalm 115:17 יְהַֽלְלוּ־ they will praise

It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

Psalm 115:18 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!

Psalm 116:19 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Psalm 117:1 הַֽלְל֣וּ praise

Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!

Psalm 117:2 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!

Psalm 119:164 הִלַּלְתִּ֑יךָ I praise you

Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:175 וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּ so it may praise you

Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.

Psalm 135:1 הַ֥לְלוּ הַֽ֭לְלוּ הַֽ֝לְלוּ praise

Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,

Psalm 135:3 הַֽ֭לְלוּ־ praise

Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

Psalm 135:21 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Psalm 145:2 וַאֲהַלְלָ֥ה and I will praise

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

Psalm 145:3 וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל and [is] to be praised

Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.

Psalm 146:1 הַֽלְלוּ־ הַלְלִ֥י praise

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Psalm 146:2 אֲהַלְלָ֣ה I will praise

I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Psalm 146:10 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

Psalm 147:1 הַ֥לְלוּ praise

Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

Psalm 147:12 הַֽלְלִ֖י praise

Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!

Psalm 147:20 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

Psalm 148:1 הַ֥לְלוּ הַֽלְל֣וּ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise, praise him

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

Psalm 148:2 הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise him

Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.

Psalm 148:3 הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise him

Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

Psalm 148:4 הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ praise him

Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.

Psalm 148:5 יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ let them praise

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

Psalm 148:7 הַֽלְל֣וּ praise

Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,

Psalm 148:13 יְהַלְל֤וּ׀ let them praise

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Psalm 148:14 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!

Psalm 149:1 הַ֥לְלוּ praise

Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.

Psalm 149:3 יְהַֽלְל֣וּ let them praise

Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Psalm 149:9 הַֽלְלוּ־ praise

to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

Psalm 150:1 הַ֥לְלוּ הַֽלְלוּ־ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise, praise him

Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Psalm 150:2 הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise him

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.

Psalm 150:3 הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise him

Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

Psalm 150:4 הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise him

Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.

Psalm 150:5 הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ praise him

Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.

Psalm 150:6 תְּהַלֵּ֥ל הַֽלְלוּ־ let it praise, praise

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!

Proverbs 12:8 יְהֻלַּל־ he is praised

A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 20:14 יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ he boasts

“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.

Proverbs 25:14 מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל [who] boasts

Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.

Proverbs 27:1 תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל you boast

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:2 יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ may he praise you

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 28:4 יְהַֽלְל֣וּ they praise

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Proverbs 31:28 וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃ and he praised her

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

Proverbs 31:30 תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ she will be praised

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Proverbs 31:31 וִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָ and let them praise her

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Ecclesiastes 2:2 מְהוֹלָ֑ל [it is] folly

I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

Ecclesiastes 7:7 יְהוֹלֵ֣ל it will make look foolish

Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Song of Songs 6:9 וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃ ס and they praised her

but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.

Isaiah 13:10 יָהֵ֖לּוּ they will flash forth

For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.

Isaiah 38:18 יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ it praises you

For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

Isaiah 41:16 תִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פ you will boast

You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 44:25 יְהוֹלֵ֑ל he makes look foolish

who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Isaiah 45:25 וְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּ and they may boast

In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.

Isaiah 62:9 וְהִֽלְל֖וּ and they will praise

For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”

Isaiah 64:11 הִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙ they praised you

Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

Jeremiah 4:2 יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ ס they will boast

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

Jeremiah 9:23 יִתְהַלֵּ֤ל יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל he boast

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Jeremiah 9:24 יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל let him boast, who [-ever] boasts

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 20:13 הַֽלְל֖וּ praise

Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.

Jeremiah 25:16 וְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּ and they will act like mad people

And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

Jeremiah 31:7 הַֽלְלוּ֙ praise

For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’

Jeremiah 46:9 וְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּ and drive madly

Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

Jeremiah 49:4 תִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙ do you boast

Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’

Jeremiah 50:38 יִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃ they will act like mad people

A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.

Jeremiah 51:7 יִתְהֹלְל֥וּ they are acting like mad people

Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.

Ezekiel 26:17 הַהֻלָּ֗לָה that <it> was praised

Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!

Joel 2:26 וְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗ם and you will praise

You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.

Nahum 2:4 יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ they drive madly

The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.