Bible Verses About Praise

who has taken notice of his servant-girl in her humble position.b For -- imagine it! -- from now on, all generations will call me blessed!

"The Mighty One has done great things for me! Indeed, his name is holy;

and in every generation he has mercy on those who fear him.c

"He has performed mighty deeds with his arm, routed the secretly proud,

brought down rulers from their thrones, raised up the humble,

filled the hungry with good things, but sent the rich away empty.

"He has taken the part of his servant Isra'el, mindful of the mercy

which he promised to our fathers, to Avraham and his seed forever."

At that moment, his power of speech returned, and his first words were a b'rakhah to God.

His father Z'kharyah was filled with the Ruach HaKodesh and spoke this prophecy:

"Praised be ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, because he has visited and made a ransom to liberate his people

by raising up for us a mighty Deliverer who is a descendant of his servant David.

It is just as he has spoken through the mouth of the prophets from the very beginning --

that we should be delivered from our enemies and from the power of all who hate us.

"This has happened so that he might show the mercy promised to our fathers -- that he would remember his holy covenant,

the oath he swore before Avraham avinu

to grant us that we, freed from our enemies, would serve him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

Suddenly, along with the angel was a vast army from heaven praising God:

"In the highest heaven, glory to God! And on earth, peace among people of good will!"

Meanwhile, the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen; it had been just as they had been told.

Shim`on took him in his arms, made a b'rakhah to God, and said,

She came by at that moment and began thanking God and speaking about the child to everyone who was waiting for Yerushalayim to be liberated.

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who turns to God from his sins than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy among God’s angels when one sinner repents.”