WHY: We clap our hands!
"O Clap your hands, all ye people, shout unto God with the voice of triumph." Psalm 47:1
WHY: We lift our hands!
"Thus will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name." Psalm 63:4
"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord." Psalm 134:2
"I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing." 1 Tim 2:8
Why do we give audible praise unto God?
"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me bless His holy name." Psalm 103:1
"I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth." Psalm 34:1
"And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God . . ." Acts 2:24
WHY: We say "amen"!
"And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground." Nehemiah 8:6
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, amen. Praise ye the Lord." Psalm 106:48