Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Praise & Glorification of God
Praising God — in song, speech, and silent wonder — is perhaps the most basic act of worship. The Psalms, tasbih, Hindu stotras, and Buddhist verses of praise all express the creature's natural response to the grandeur of the sacred.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Doxology — praise and glorification of God in worship
- Key Text
- Psalm 150; Revelation 4:11; Romans 11:36
Islam
- Practice
- Tasbih (SubhanAllah), Tahmid (Alhamdulillah), Takbir (Allahu Akbar)
- Key Text
- Quran 33:42, 2:152
Judaism
- Practice
- Hallel (praise psalms); Pesukei d'Zimra (verses of praise)
- Key Text
- Psalm 113-118; Psalm 145-150
Hinduism
- Practice
- Stotra (hymns of praise); kirtan; Vedic mantras
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 10:12; Rig Veda 1.1
Buddhism
- Practice
- Buddhanusmati — recollection and praise of the Buddha's qualities
- Key Text
- AN 6.2; Itivuttaka 90