praise
te.hil.lah denotes spoken or sung honor, and can also describe the public esteem attached to a people or city.
The word most often names honor voiced in song, blessing, proclamation, or testimony directed to the LORD. In several settings it also describes public esteem or distinction attributed to a people, city, or place; construct forms commonly link it with the one being honored.
Senses in use
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Voiced honor in song, blessing, or proclamation · dominant
The noun occurs where honor is audibly expressed: in Psalm 119:171 the APB renders lips that “pour forth praise,” and in Psalm 145:21 it renders a mouth that will speak it while all flesh blesses the holy name. In Isaiah 42:10 and Isaiah 42:12, the construct form is set within a new song and a declaration to the coastlands; Isaiah 63:7 joins plural construct forms to remembering what the LORD has done.
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Honor associated with God as its object or basis · occasional
In Deuteronomy 10:21 and Jeremiah 17:14, a singular construct form stands in the clauses rendered “He is your praise” and “you are my praise.” Psalm 109:1 similarly addresses “O God of my praise,” while Isaiah 48:9 places the construct form in the stated reason for restraining anger.
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Public esteem or distinction · occasional
The noun can name a status conferred or recognized publicly. Deuteronomy 26:19 places it alongside a name and beauty for a people set above nations; Isaiah 62:7 asks that Jerusalem be made “a praise in the earth,” and Jeremiah 33:9 calls the city “a praise, and a glory” before the nations. Jeremiah 48:2 and Jeremiah 49:25 apply the same language to Moab and to a city.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “praise” in clauses about singing, speaking, declaring, or recounting honor. In public-status contexts it also renders the noun as “a praise” for Jerusalem or a city; These renderings reflect the clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.