The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as «praise (God)» in English is translated in a nuymber of ways:
- Tae’: «make-great» / «make-great the name»
- Western Highland Purepecha / Morelos Nahuatl: «speak well of»
- San Blas Kuna / Kpelle: «lift up the name»
- Huehuetla Tepehua: «sing the name»
- Highland Totonac: «make good»
- Tzeltal: «say good about»
- Navajo (Dinė): «make known something good about» (source for this and above: Reiling / Swellengrebel)
- Isthmus Mixe: «place (God) big»
- Chuj: «say good words about (God)»
- San Mateo del Mar Huave: «honor (Father God)» (source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
In Dan a figurative expression for praising God is used: “push God’s horse.” «In the distant past people closely followed the horses ridden by chiefs, so ‘pushing’ them.» (Source: Don Slager)