PRAISE DEFINED (2)

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Sunday September 4, 2022

PRAISE DEFINED (2)

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Psalms 150:1 (KJV)

We continue from yesterday and we are beginning today from the third Hebrew word for praise and the third dimension.

3. Halal (Strong’s, H1984; Vine’s, “To Praise”), the third dimension of praise, is derived from a primitive root that means, among other things, “to be clear,” “to shine,” “to make a show,” “to boast,” “to be (clamorously) foolish,” “to rave.” It suggests a sense of foolishness or abandonment in praise. Therefore, some people won’t praise Yahweh with halal because they are too dignified. They refuse to look even a little bit foolish in their celebration of Yahweh. Whenever I think of halal, II Samuel 6:21-22 comes to mind. David said “… therefore, will I play before the Lord.” “and I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight …” Wow! This is halal in demonstration. It means to play before the Lord, to be clamorously foolish in giving adoration; to be vile and base in one’s sight just to show Yahweh how much one loves Him. In the Scriptures, in addition to “praise,” halal is translated as “commend” (see Genesis 12:15; Proverbs 12:8), “boast” (see 1 Kings 20:11; Psalms 10:3; 34:2; 97:7), “celebrate” (see Isaiah 38:18), “glory” (see 1 Chronicles 16:10; Psalms 105:3; Isaiah 41:16), “exult” (see Isaiah 45:25), “sing praises” (see 2 Chronicles 23:13), and “shine” (see Job 31:26; 41:18). Since halal is also translated “insane” (see 1 Samuel 21:13), or “fools” and “foolish” (see Job 12:17; Psalms 5:5; 73:3; Ecclesiastes 2:2). Found in the Old Testament more than 160 times, halal may also be used in the praise of people, but the more common usage is in praise of Yahweh—hence, the word Halleluyah, a Hebrew word from the same root, which is usually translated “Praise the LORD!”

4. Shabach (Strong’s, H7812) is the fourth dimension of praise. It means to “address in a loud voice,” particularly with a sense of triumph. The words used to translate shabach include, “glory” and “glorify” (see 1 Chronicles 16:35; Psalms 63:3; 106:47), “commend” (see Psalms 145:4; Ecclesiastes 8:15), and “extol” (see Psalms 117:1; 147:12). When we address the Lord with a loud voice of triumphs, we commend Him for His character and nature and our praise commands a performance and fulfilment of all He has said He will do for us. This is the praise that collapsed the walls of Jericho. Sometime, find a place where you can go and just raise a loud voice of triumphs to the Lord, where you would not disturb your neighbours. That shabach to the Lord, forces walls to collapse on their own accord.

5. Zamar (Strong’s, H2167; Vine’s, “To Sing”), the fifth dimension of praise, is based on a primitive root that means “to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument” with the sense of playing it or of making music that is accompanied by the voice. Zamar has the connotation of celebration with song and music, and is often found in a parallel structure with shir (Strong’s, H7891), another Hebrew word for singing. Zamar is translated as “sing” (see Psalms 27:6; 30:4; 108:3), “give praise” (see Psalms 57:7), “sing praises” (see 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalms 47:6; 68:32), “praise” (see Psalms 21:13), “make music” (see Psalms 33:2; 98:5), and “psalms” (see 1 Chronicles 16:9; Psalms 105:2). Zamar also has the association of praising Yahweh with instruments (see Psalms 150) and through dance (see Psalms 149:3).

Please note that zamar is the fifth dimension, not the first. You don’t start praise by making music, because music with instruments is to be an extension of your praise, not a creation of it. Praise starts with towdah and yadah—thanksgiving—which may be given by everyone, since we all have breath. Halleluyah!!!

REMEMBER: You should halal – praise with abandon, shabach – shout with the voice of triumphs and zamar – make music with instrument unto the Lord.

CONFESSION: Dear Father, thank you for Who You are – A Great and Mighty God, a merciful and loving Father. I declare that only You are my God and King. I love You and I shout aloud to my great King today. Halleluyah!!!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I see impregnable walls falling down in your life on their own accord as your Shabach ascends in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

FURTHER READING:
2 Chronicles 23:13; Psalms 117:1; 2 Samuel 22:50

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:1

8; 2 Corinthians 7:8-16; Psalm 48:1-14; Proverbs 22:17-19

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