Prayer of Praise According to the Scriptures

1. Opening Praise: The Majesty and Greatness of God

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1)
You are high and lifted up, seated on the throne of glory, and the train of Your robe fills the temple. The seraphim cry, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!" (Isaiah 6:1–3)
You are the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty (Revelation 1:8).
There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and Your name is great in might (Jeremiah 10:6).
I exalt You, my King and my God, and bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever (Psalm 145:1–2).

2. Praise for His Creation

The heavens declare Your glory, O God, and the sky above proclaims Your handiwork (Psalm 19:1).
By Your word, the heavens were made, and by the breath of Your mouth all their host (Psalm 33:6).
You stretch out the heavens like a curtain and lay the beams of Your chambers on the waters (Psalm 104:2–3).
You made the sun to rule the day and the moon and stars to rule the night (Psalm 136:7–9).
All creation worships You, from the rising of the sun to its setting, Your name is to be praised (Psalm 113:3).

3. Praise for His Faithfulness

Great is Your faithfulness, O God! Your steadfast love never ceases; Your mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22–23).
You are the covenant-keeping God, faithful to a thousand generations of those who love You and keep Your commandments (Deuteronomy 7:9).
Not one word of all Your good promises has ever failed (Joshua 21:45).
Even when I am faithless, You remain faithful—for You cannot deny Yourself (2 Timothy 2:13).
Your faithfulness is a shield and a buckler (Psalm 91:4), and in it I take refuge.

4. Praise for His Mercy and Forgiveness

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all my iniquity and heals all my diseases (Psalm 103:2–3).
You do not deal with me according to my sins, nor repay me according to my iniquities. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is Your steadfast love toward those who fear You (Psalm 103:10–11).
As far as the east is from the west, so far have You removed my transgressions from me (Psalm 103:12).
Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression? You delight in steadfast love (Micah 7:18).
You have cast all my sins behind Your back (Isaiah 38:17).

5. Praise for Salvation through Christ

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift—Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).
You demonstrated Your love for me in this: while I was still a sinner, Christ died for me (Romans 5:8).
You have delivered me from the domain of darkness and transferred me to the kingdom of Your beloved Son (Colossians 1:13).
In Him I have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of Your grace (Ephesians 1:7).
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing! (Revelation 5:12)

6. Praise for the Holy Spirit

Thank You, Father, for the Holy Spirit—the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth who dwells in me (John 14:16–17).
He leads me into all truth, helps me in my weakness, and intercedes for me with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26).
He is the seal of my salvation, the guarantee of my inheritance (Ephesians 1:13–14).
He bears fruit in me—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–23).
By Your Spirit, I cry out, "Abba, Father!" and know that I am a child of God (Romans 8:15–16).

7. Praise for His Word

Your word, O Lord, is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105).
It is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12).
The unfolding of Your word gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple (Psalm 119:130).
Forever, O Lord, Your word is firmly fixed in the heavens (Psalm 119:89).
How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! (Psalm 119:103)

8. Praise for His Presence and Power in Daily Life

You are my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).
You go before me and follow me; You place Your hand of blessing on my head (Psalm 139:5).
You uphold me with Your righteous right hand (Isaiah 41:10).
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me (Psalm 23:4).
In Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11).

9. Praise for Future Hope and Eternal Glory

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused me to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3).
I await a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:13).
He will wipe away every tear from my eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore (Revelation 21:4).
The Lord will be my everlasting light, and my days of sorrow will end (Isaiah 60:20).
I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23:6).

10. Closing Doxology and Adoration

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all I can ask or think, according to the power at work within me, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:20–21).
To the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever (1 Timothy 1:17).
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Psalm 150:6)