91 Inspiring Bible Verses About Praise and Worship

Why do churches sing songs of praise of God?

It is because God the Almighty sits on the throne of Heaven, and His love endures forever.

Worship songs are a way to express our love for God. It allows us to give all the glory due to His name.

Worshipers of God consider singing to God as a powerful form of praise.

It allows Christians to sing joyfully to the Lord in a loud voice that Christ Jesus overcame the world.

You can sing for joy and put your hope in God because He is always watching over you despite the challenges in your life.

In today's Bible study, we will read Bible verses about praising and worshipping God. By the end of this study, you should understand why God's perfect faithfulness will uplift your life:

1. Psalms 147:1 KJV

Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

2. 1 Chronicles 16:8 KJV

Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

3. Psalms 150:4 KJV

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

4. Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

5. Psalms 7:17 KJV

I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

6. 2 John 1:9 KJV

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

7. Psalms 42:11 KJV

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

8. John 4:24-28 KJV

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

9. John 4:14 KJV

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

10. John 3:16 KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

11. Genesis 22:5 KJV

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

12. Psalms 66:4 KJV

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

13. Psalms 22:3 KJV

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

14. Psalms 100:2 KJV

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

15. John 14:14 KJV

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

16. Psalms 150:6 KJV

Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

17. Psalms 96:9 KJV

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

18. Psalms 95:1 KJV

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

19. Psalms 28:7 KJV

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

20. Romans 14:11 KJV

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

21. John 4:24 KJV

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

22. Exodus 15:2 KJV

The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

23. Ecclesiastes 3:4 KJV

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

24. Psalms 104:33 KJV

I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

25. Psalms 29:2 KJV

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

26. Isaiah 43:21 KJV

This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

27. Psalms 63:3-4 KJV

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

28. Psalms 66:17 KJV

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

29. Psalms 8:2 KJV

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

30. Ephesians 5:19 KJV

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

31. Psalms 150:1 KJV

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

32. Psalms 99:5 KJV

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

33. Psalms 30:11 KJV

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

34. Ephesians 4:1 KJV

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

35. Isaiah 38:10-20 KJV

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.

36. Psalms 95:1-6 KJV

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

37. Hebrews 13:15 KJV

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

38. Psalms 145:3 KJV

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

39. Psalms 98:1 KJV

O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

40. Psalms 100:4 KJV

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

41. Jeremiah 20:13 KJV

Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

42. 1 Chronicles 16:9 KJV

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

43. 1 Chronicles 13:8 KJV

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

44. 2 Samuel 22:4 KJV

I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

45. Psalms 40:3 KJV

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.

46. Deuteronomy 10:21 KJV

He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

47. Matthew 2:11 KJV

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

48. Psalms 103:1 KJV

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

49. Psalms 96:1 KJV

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

50. Colossians 3:16 KJV

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

51. Psalms 145:1 KJV

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

52. Psalms 119:7 KJV

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

53. Romans 12:1 KJV

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

54. Psalms 95:6 KJV

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

55. Psalms 56:4 KJV

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

56. Acts 16:25 KJV

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

57. James 3:10 KJV

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

58. Revelation 5:13 KJV

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

59. Acts 2:46-47 KJV

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

60. Joshua 1:9 KJV

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

61. Exodus 23:25 KJV

And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

62. Psalms 105:2 KJV

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

63. Psalms 105:1 KJV

O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

64. Philippians 4:8 KJV

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

65. Isaiah 25:1 KJV

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

66. Zephaniah 3:17 KJV

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

67. Isaiah 12:4 KJV

And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

68. Psalms 34:1 KJV

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

69. Psalms 150:3 KJV

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

70. Psalms 139:13-14 KJV

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

71. Psalms 59:16 KJV

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

72. Psalms 146:1 KJV

Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

73. Judges 5:3 KJV

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

74. Psalms 69:30 KJV

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

75. Psalms 149:3 KJV

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

76. Jeremiah 31:4 KJV

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

77. Job 21:11 KJV

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

78. Psalms 138:1 KJV

I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

79. Acts 16:25-26 KJV

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

80. Psalms 71:8 KJV

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

81. Psalms 47:1 KJV

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

82. Daniel 4:37 KJV

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

83. Isaiah 29:13 KJV

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

84. 1 Peter 2:9 KJV

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

85. James 5:13 KJV

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

86. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

87. Psalms 9:1 KJV

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

88. 1 Chronicles 16:29 KJV

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

89. John 4:23 KJV

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

90. Daniel 2:23 KJV

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

91. Psalms 101:1 KJV

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.