Then David commanded the people, "Praise the LORD your God!" And the whole assembly praised the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and gave honor to the LORD and also to the king.

On the fourth day they assembled in Beracah Valley and praised the LORD for all he had done. That is why the valley is called "Beracah."

When they reached the city, they marched to the Temple to the music of harps and trumpets.

Praise the LORD, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!

Praise the LORD, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.

I thank you, LORD, with all my heart; I sing praise to you before the gods.

I will praise him as long as I live; I will sing to my God all my life.

He said, "Praise the LORD God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David, when he told him,

He said, "Praise the LORD God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David when he said to him,

Praise the LORD, the God of Israel! He alone does these wonderful things.

Praise his glorious name forever! May his glory fill the whole world. Amen! Amen!

Praise the LORD forever! Amen! Amen!

Then God's spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the loud roar of a voice that said, "Praise the glory of the LORD in heaven above!"

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.

To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God---to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope,

and sang in a loud voice: "The Lamb who was killed is worthy to receive power, wealth, wisdom, and strength, honor, glory, and praise!"

The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel."

He put up an altar there and named it for El, the God of Israel.

You are our father. Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob do not acknowledge us, but you, LORD, are our father, the one who has always rescued us.

This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored;

Give us day by day the food we need.

And so I write to all of you in Rome whom God loves and has called to be his own people: May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, "Father! my Father!"

To our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and in his grace gave us unfailing courage and a firm hope,