Give Praise and Thanks to the Lord

From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised.
Psalm 113:3

I Chronicles 16:8 states, "Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people."

Psalm 50:23 states, Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me." God desires this because it glorifies Him.

The words "thanks" and "praise" here are both  yadah in Hebrew. It means "to use the hand to revere or worship with extended hands, wringing the hands, confess, graceful gestures; to throw, to cast, to profess, to confess, to show or point out, to give thanks, to praise, celebrate."

Note that it says in our definition "to show or point out." With our hands we can demonstrate a message to others as we worship the Lord. In fact, in I Chronicles 16:4 they appointed Levites to do this. "And he [David] appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the Ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel."

Try it. Try using your hands to show or point out what you are singing about during your worship time. It only takes a small place for one person, and it is a great way for a group to move in unity with each other. We, as the redeemed ones, have much "to show or point out" much to "celebrate" don't we?