Holy Roar

Yâdâh—it’s an active posture of praise expressed by those who adore God.

In the context of praise, yâdâh describes those moments when the Hebrew people were so overcome by the glory of the Lord that their hands shot upward in response.

Yâdâh is one of the seven words translated in the Old Testament as “praise,” and it’s found over 111 times in Scripture.

the Hebrew people showed their excitement and enthusiasm for God in praise and worship by raising their hands.

Tehillâh is a word that was used fifty-seven times in the scriptures, with over half of those occurrences being found in the psalms

Every time we gather with God’s people to praise him, one voice unites with another. Songs become anthems. Anthems become declarations. Declarations become a holy roar.

Shâbach, our final Hebrew word of praise, means to address in a loud tone, to shout, to commend, to glory, or to declare triumph.

The fifth word commonly translated as praise, the word bârak, is a word of humility.

It’s a word used 289 times in the psalms, and on each occurrence, it’s used to describe worshippers falling on their faces before God in reverence, adoration, and thanks.

When we offer new songs of praise, our spontaneous tehillâh, the Lord steps from his heavenly courts and takes residency among the congregation.