“To give unto them…the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” An excellent exchange, would you not agree? A good friend wrote me some time ago and commented on the fact that when she was burdened down she would start praising God. To which she added, “It always works.” In other words, she put off the weightier, for the lighter.
The above mentioned saint is also a word-smith, etymologist (the origin and development of a word); I believe is the proper phrase. Kathy did a word study on “Praise,” and sent me the following interesting information.
Praise: Origin Middle English preisier – to value, prize. Latin pretium (Price, worth, reward) Indo European root per - (Prince) - A male member of a royal family, especially a son of the monarch. Prince is defined as the Son of the King. In essence, the word praise contains the name of Christ. Every time the word praise appears in the Bible, it is declaring Christ. The word praise also shares root connections with the word price, Jesus is the Price that God paid for our redemption.
“It is humbling to our self-righteousness to see that we have no reason whatsoever for anything but praise.” (Andrew A. Bonar)
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