“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” —Jeremiah 29:11-14 NLT

Worship is love

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Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” —Matthew 22:37 NIV
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. —John 4:23 NIV
When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!” David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this…” —2 Samuel 6:20-22 NIV
As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him. When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen. “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!” He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!” —Luke 19:36-40 NLT

: To rave, boast, celebrate, to be clamorously foolish.

I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people. —Psalm 35:18 NLT

: To acknowledge in public.

I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart. —Psalm 138:1 NIV

: To bless by kneeling or bowing.

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. —Psalm 103:1 NIV

: Making music to God with strings.

It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High. —Psalm 92:1 NIV

: To address in a loud tone, to shout.

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. —Psalm 63:3-4 NIV

: To lift hands in adoration.

He who offers praise glorifies me: and to him that orders his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. —Psalm 50:23 NIV

: Exuberant singing.

I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. —Psalm 34:1 NIV
O God, my heart is fixed, I will sing and give praise [zamar], even with my glory… I will praise [yadah] Thee, O Lord among the people. And I will sing praises [tehillah] unto Thee among the nations. —Psalm 108:1,3 NIV
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. —Hebrews 13:15 NIV

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