"I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart and tell about the wonders you have worked. God Most High, I will rejoice; I will celebrate and sing because of you" (Ps. 9:1, 2).*
"Keep me alive, so I can praise you, and let me find help in your teachings" (Ps. 119:175).
"Our Lord, I will sing of your love forever" (Ps. 89:1).
"Praise the Lord even when you fall into darkness. Praise Him even in temptation. . . . Will that bring gloom and darkness into your families? No, indeed; it will bring a sunbeam. You will thus gather rays of eternal light from the throne of glory and scatter them around you. Let me exhort you to engage in this work, scatter this light and life around you, not only in your own path, but in the paths of those with whom you associate. Let it be your object to make those around you better, to elevate them, to point them to heaven and glory, and lead them to seek, above all earthly things, the eternal substance, the immortal inheritance, the riches which are imperishable" (Testimonies, vol. 2, pp. 593, 594).
"The Lord has sent me to comfort those who mourn. . . . He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, . . . oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts" (Isa. 61:2, 3).
"I will sing your praises! You are my mighty fortress, and you love me" (Ps. 59:17).
"Our sacrifice is to keep offering praise to God in the name of Jesus" (Heb. 13:15).
"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" (Lam. 3:22, 23, NIV).
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*Unless otherwise noted, Scripture texts in this section are from the Contemporary English Version.
