תְּהִלָּה

Exodus 15:11 תְהִלֹּ֖ת of praises

Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

Here: Plural "praises". This can mean either the songs of praise or the deeds that earn praise. Either way, it is linked to the acts just sung about. "Awesome in praiseworthy deeds" fits the next phrase closely.

Deuteronomy 10:21 תְהִלָּתְךָ֖ [is] praise your

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

Here: "Your praise": either the one you praise, or the thing that gives you renown and that you boast of. Both meanings are probably in play (see the studies and debates).

Deuteronomy 26:19 לִתְהִלָּ֖ה for praise

that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

Here: "For praise": to be the object of praise, something people speak of with admiration. The "for" marks a purpose or result. Israel is lifted high so that it becomes renowned.

1 Chronicles 16:35 בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ in praise your

Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’

2 Chronicles 20:22 וּתְהִלָּ֗ה and praise

The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

Here: "And praise": a hymn that tells what God is and has done. Here it means the specific refrain of verse 21, "Give thanks to Yahweh, for his steadfast love is forever."

Nehemiah 9:5 וּתְהִלָּֽה׃ and praise

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

Here: Praise, especially a song of praise. It comes from the root of 'hallelu-jah', and its plural, tehillim, is the Hebrew name for the book of Psalms.

Nehemiah 12:46 תְּהִלָּ֥ה praise

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Psalm 9:14 תְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָ praises your

that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

Here: 'Your praises': here the things God has done that deserve praise, the acts worth telling. You 'recount' deeds, not compliments. The plural spelling is irregular (see textual notes).

Psalm 22:3 תְּהִלּ֥וֹת [the] praises of

Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

Here: Plural, 'praises of'. The word covers the hymns Israel sang and also the glorious deeds of God those hymns told (see vv. 4–5). It stands where the cherubim of the ark usually stand in the throne title.

Psalm 22:25 תְֽהִלָּ֫תִ֥י praise my

My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

Here: Public, spoken or sung praise that tells what God has done. It is "mine" because the psalmist voices it, but the line says it starts with God. It echoes verse 3, where God is "enthroned on the praises of Israel."

Psalm 33:1 תְהִלָּֽה׃ praise

Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

Here: From the verb halal (the root of 'hallelu-jah'). It means public praise, usually sung, that tells out God's renown. The book of Psalms is called Tehillim, 'Praises', in Hebrew, and this psalm is itself one.

Psalm 34:1 תְּֽהִלָּת֥וֹ praise his

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Here: 'His praise': the public naming of what YHWH has done and of his fame. The plural of this word, Tehillim, is the Hebrew name of the book of Psalms. It also echoes the next verse's 'my soul boasts' (titᵉhallēl), which comes from the same root.

Psalm 35:28 תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ praise your

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

Here: The public acclaim that belongs to God, the telling of what he has done that builds his reputation. It is singular in Hebrew. It stands parallel to 'your rightness' and shares the same verb, so the praise consists of telling what God did.

Psalm 40:3 תְּהִלָּ֪ה praise

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

Here: Stands beside "new song" and explains it: the song is a tehillah, a song that publicly praises God by telling what he did. The plural of this word later gave the book of Psalms its Hebrew name, Tehillim.

Psalm 48:10 תְּ֭הִלָּתְךָ praise your

Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Here: Not only the songs sung to God but his renown, the fame that people repeat because of what he has done. In this psalm that means the story of kings who came against Zion and fled (vv. 4–7).

Psalm 51:15 תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ praise your

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Here: 'Your praise': the praise that belongs to God. This is God's public renown, and also the hymn that tells of his praiseworthy deeds. Here the deed in view is the rescue from bloodguilt asked for in verse 14. The plural of this word, Tehillim, is the Hebrew name of the book of Psalms.

Psalm 65:1 תְהִלָּ֓ה [is] praise

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.

Here: Praise as something spoken or sung aloud, a hymn celebrating what God has done. Set right next to 'silence', it gives either 'silence is praise' or 'silence and praise'.

Psalm 66:2 תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ praise his

Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

Here: 'His praise': either the hymn sung about him or his praiseworthy fame itself. Either way, the honor is to become the content and quality of the praise.

Psalm 66:8 תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ praise his

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

Here: From the root behind 'hallelu-'. The word means both the song of praise and the fame or renown that God deserves. 'The sound of his praise' is the loud song that spreads his reputation.

Psalm 71:6 תְהִלָּתִ֣י praise my

I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

Here: "My praise": the public praise or song the speaker gives. It can also hint at "the one I boast in" (compare Deuteronomy 10:21, "He is your praise"). The Hebrew name of the book of Psalms, Tehillim, comes from this word.

Psalm 71:8 תְּהִלָּתֶ֑ךָ praise your

My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

Here: 'Your praise.' This can mean the praise the psalmist sings to God, or the renown God has earned by what he has done. Most likely both: the mouth is full of the songs that tell what makes God praiseworthy.

Psalm 71:14 תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ praise your

But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

Here: 'Your praise.' This means God's public praise and reputation: the praise people give him, and also the praiseworthy deeds that earn it. Verse 15 lists those deeds as his righteousness and his salvation.

Psalm 78:4 תְּהִלּ֣וֹת [the] praises of

We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.

Here: "The praises of." Here this mainly means the deeds that deserve praise, the acts that make God famous, rather than songs or words people say to him. The rest of the line (might, wonders he did) and the history that follows confirm this.

Psalm 79:13 תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ praise your

Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.

Here: Both the praise given to God and the deeds that earn it, his renown. 'Recounting your praise' means telling over the things you are praised for. It is the same word that gives the Psalms their Hebrew name, Tehillim.

Psalm 100:4 בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה with praise

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

Here: "With praise": with a song or shout that declares God's glory. It stands in parallel with todah: same act of worship, seen from a slightly different angle, not a higher stage.

Psalm 102:21 וּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹ and praise his

that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,

Psalm 106:2 תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ praise his

Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?

Psalm 106:12 תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ praise his

Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

Here: 'His praise': a public song that celebrates God's deeds and his fame. Here it is in effect the Song of the Sea itself (Exod 15:1–18), which calls God 'awesome in praises' (tehillot, Exod 15:11).

Psalm 106:47 בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ in praise your

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.

Here: "In your praise": the praise that belongs to God, and also his praiseworthy fame and deeds. It echoes v. 2 ("who can make heard all his praise?") and v. 12, where the Red Sea generation "sang his praise" before forgetting.

Psalm 109:1 תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י praise my

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.

Psalm 111:10 תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ praise his

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

Here: 'His praise': God's renown and the praise owed to him. It comes from the same root as the psalm's opening 'Hallelu-yah', so the psalm ends where it began. This word opens the final tav line.

Psalm 119:171 תְּהִלָּ֑ה praise

My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 145:21 תְּהִלַּ֥ת [the] praise of

My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

Here: The praise owed to and spoken about YHWH: his public reputation put into words or song. It comes first in the Hebrew for emphasis and opens the last line of the alphabet poem with the last letter, tav. It repeats the psalm's own title, 'A tehillah of David' (v.1), so the poem ends by naming what it has been.

Psalm 147:1 תְהִלָּֽה׃ praise

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

Here: A noun from the same root as halelu, so the verse ends where it began. It means a public song that announces God's renown. Its plural, Tehillim, is the Hebrew title of the book of Psalms.

Psalm 148:14 תְּהִלָּ֤ה praise

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

Here: Praise, and also renown: the public fame that makes someone praiseworthy. Here it most likely names what the raised horn brings, a glory that belongs to the faithful (compare Deut 26:19, where Israel is set high 'for praise, a name and honour'). It also gives them cause to praise God.

Psalm 149:1 תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ praise his

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

Here: "His praise," a noun from the same root as halelu. It can mean the act of praising, a song of praise, or the fame and glory that deserve praise. The second line has no verb of its own. It either carries on from "sing" ("sing his praise") or stands alone ("his praise [rings out] in the assembly").

Isaiah 42:8 וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י and praise my

I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

Here: "And my praise." This is the praise and fame God earns by his deeds, sung in hymns and spread among the nations. It pairs with "glory" as its spoken, celebrated side.

Isaiah 42:10 תְּהִלָּת֖וֹ praise his

Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.

Here: The praise owed to him, his public renown. It answers verse 8, where God refuses to give "my praise (tehillati) to idols." Here that praise goes back to its rightful owner, and from the farthest places. It most likely stands alongside "a new song" as a second description of it: the new song is his praise.

Isaiah 42:12 וּתְהִלָּת֖וֹ and praise his

Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.

Isaiah 43:21 תְּהִלָּתִ֖י praise my

The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.

Here: 'My praise': both the praise that is owed to God and the deeds and fame that earn it. It comes first in the Hebrew clause for emphasis: it is *my* praise they will tell.

Isaiah 48:9 וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י and praise my

For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

Here: 'And my praise', meaning the praise and renown God receives, his public glory. It stands in parallel with 'my name'. Most read it as still governed by 'for the sake of' from the first line.

Isaiah 60:6 וּתְהִלֹּ֥ת and [the] praises of

Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

Here: Plural: 'the praises of', meaning Yahweh's praiseworthy deeds and the fame they earn. These are things worth telling, not only songs (compare Isaiah 63:7, 'I will recount the tehillot of the LORD').

Isaiah 60:18 תְּהִלָּֽה׃ praise

No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Here: Praise given aloud, and the fame of a thing that is praised. The gates are named 'Praise' because praise of God is heard there and because the city is famous among the nations (62:7).

Isaiah 61:3 תְהִלָּ֔ה praise

to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Here: Praise, either sung to God or the renown and honour a person has. Here it can mean a mantle that makes them praise, a mantle that makes them praised, or both.

Isaiah 61:11 וּתְהִלָּ֔ה and praise

For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

Here: 'And praise': here it means the glory and good reputation Zion will have, and through Zion the praise given to her God. Compare 62:7, 'make Jerusalem a praise in the earth'.

Isaiah 62:7 תְּהִלָּ֖ה praise

nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

Here: Here it means the thing people praise: renown, fame, glory. Jerusalem is to be the city everyone speaks of with admiration. It does not mean Jerusalem doing the praising.

Isaiah 63:7 תְּהִלֹּ֣ת [the] praises of

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Here: Plural and parallel to 'kindnesses', so here it means the deeds that deserve praise (as in Ps 78:4), more than songs about them.

Jeremiah 13:11 וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה and <into> praise

For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.

Jeremiah 17:14 תְהִלָּתִ֖י [are] praise my

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

Here: 'My praise' means the one I praise and boast in, and also the source of my honour. It sets Jeremiah against those in v.13 who abandon God and are 'put to shame'.

Jeremiah 33:9 לִתְהִלָּ֣ה <into> praise

So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.

Here: Praise in the sense of public acclaim: the city will be something people praise, and through it YHWH is praised.

Jeremiah 48:2 תְּהִלַּ֣ת [will be] [the] praise of

There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

Here: Moab's fame: what people said admiringly about it and what it could boast of. This is public reputation, not worship.

Jeremiah 49:25 תְּהִלָּ֑ת praise

How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?

Jeremiah 51:41 תְּהִלַּ֣ת [the] praise of

How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!

Here: "The praise of" means the thing everyone praises: the world's showpiece, the city whose fame was on every tongue. It does not mean worship offered to God, though the same word is used for that elsewhere.

Habakkuk 3:3 וּתְהִלָּת֖וֹ and praise his

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

Here: 'And his praise.' Here it probably means God's praiseworthy glory and fame, the splendor that makes people praise him. It parallels 'majesty' in the line before. It may also include the praise his appearing calls out of the earth.

Zephaniah 3:19 לִתְהִלָּ֣ה <into> praise

Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.

Here: 'Into a praise': God will make them something the nations praise. The praise is aimed at them, not offered by them to God.

Zephaniah 3:20 וְלִתְהִלָּ֗ה and <into> praise

At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.

Here: This is praise in the sense of acclaim: being talked about admiringly. The people become something the nations praise. It is not here the people's own worship song.