Tehillah תְּהִלָּה

Tehillah (Hebrew תְּהִלָּה, Strong's H8416) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “praise”. It occurs 56 times in 56 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Praise

Verses

Every verse with Tehillah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 15:11
  Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 10:21
  He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
• Deuteronomy 26:19
  And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.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.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 16:35
  And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.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

• 2 Chronicles 20:22
  And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.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.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:5
  Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing 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.
• Nehemiah 12:46
  For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.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.

Psalms

• Psalm 9:14
  That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
• Psalm 22:3
  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
• Psalm 22:25
  My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
• Psalm 33:1
  Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
• Psalm 34:1
  I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
• Psalm 35:28
  And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
• Psalm 40:3
  And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.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.
• Psalm 48:10
  According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
• Psalm 51:15
  O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
• Psalm 65:1
  Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
• Psalm 66:2
  Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
• Psalm 66:8
  O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
• Psalm 71:6
  By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
• Psalm 71:8
  Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
• Psalm 71:14
  But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
• Psalm 78:4
  We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.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.
• Psalm 79:13
  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
• Psalm 100:4
  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
• Psalm 102:21
  To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
• Psalm 106:2
  Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?
• Psalm 106:12
  Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
• Psalm 106:47
  Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.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.
• Psalm 109:1
  Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;O God of my praise, be not silent.
• Psalm 111:10
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
• Psalm 119:171
  My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
• Psalm 145:21
  My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
• Psalm 147:1
  Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
• Psalm 148:14
  He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.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
  Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 42:8
  I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
• Isaiah 42:10
  Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.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.
• Isaiah 42:12
  Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
• Isaiah 43:21
  This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
• Isaiah 48:9
  For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.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.
• Isaiah 60:6
  The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.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.
• Isaiah 60:18
  Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates 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.
• Isaiah 61:3
  To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.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.
• Isaiah 61:11
  For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.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.
• Isaiah 62:7
  And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
• Isaiah 63:7
  I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.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.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 13:11
  For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.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
  Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
• Jeremiah 33:9
  And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.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.
• Jeremiah 48:2
  There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.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.
• Jeremiah 49:25
  How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?
• Jeremiah 51:41
  How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 3:3
  God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 3:19
  Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.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.
• Zephaniah 3:20
  At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).