Where Does The Bible Tell Us To Praise Mary?

Introduction:

 
We are going to look at the Bible for the answer to this question about praising the Mary of the Bible who gave birth to the Lord Jesus Christ.

• Are there any Bible verses in the OLD Testament praising Mary or “the queen of heaven” or the “mother of God”? No.

 

• Are there any Bible verses in the NEW Testament praising Mary or “the queen of heaven” or the “mother of God”? No.

 

• Does the Bible tell us to praise Mary ever? No.

Did Jesus ever confront or scold anyone for praising His mother Mary? Yes:

“And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” Luke 11:27-28

So where does the Catholic religion get the idea to praise Mary?

 
Through a typical exercise in scripture twisting and scripture misapplication, the Catholic Church grants themselves permission to praise and elevate Mary using one verse in the new testament, where an angel greets Mary to tell her that she will be giving birth to our blessed Savior:
 

“And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” Luke 1:28

 
And so the Catholic Church uses that one statement by an angel, to justify the monumental amount of Mary glorification that they shower upon Mary. This glorification includes:

• poems, songs and prayers praising Mary
• shrines dedicated to and named after Mary
• churches dedicated to and named after Mary
• cemeteries dedicated to and named after Mary
• countless “hail Marys” recited by millions daily
• literally millions of statues of Mary
• countless sacred heart of Mary pictures and paintings

Now let’s look at where the Bible tells us to praise GOD, not Mary:

2 instances of “praise God”:

1. Psalm 150:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

 

2. Luke 19:37 – And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

24 instances of “Praise ye the Lord”:

1. Judges 5:2 – Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

 

2. Psalm 104:35 – Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord.

 

3. Psalm 105:45 – That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

 

4. Psalm 106:1 – Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

 

5. Psalm 106:48 – Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.

 

6. Psalm 111:1 – Praise ye the Lord. I will Praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

 

7. Psalm 112:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

 

8. Psalm 113:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

 

9. Psalm 113:9 – He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

 

10. Psalm 116:19 – In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

 

11. Psalm 117:2 – For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

 

12. Psalm 135:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.

 

13. Psalm 135:21 – Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

 

14. Psalm 146:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

 

15. Psalm 146:10 – The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.

 

16. Psalm 147:1 – Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

 

17. Psalm 147:20 – He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

 

18. Psalm 148:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

 

19. Psalm 148:14 – He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

 

20. Psalm 149:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

 

21. Psalm 149:9 – To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

 

22. Psalm 150:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

 

23. Psalm 150:6 – Let every thing that hath breath Praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

 

24. Jeremiah 20:13 – Sing unto the Lord, Praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

33 instances of “Praise the Lord”:

1. Genesis 29:35 – And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I Praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
    

2. Leviticus 19:24 – But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to Praise the Lord withal.

 

3. 1 Chronicles 16:4 – And he 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:

 

4. 1 Chronicles 23:30 – And to stand every morning to thank and Praise the Lord, and likewise at even:

 

5. 1 Chronicles 25:3 – Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to Praise the Lord.

 

6. 2 Chronicles 7:6 – And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to Praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

 

7. 2 Chronicles 20:19 – And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to Praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

 

8. 2 Chronicles 20:21 – And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.

 

9. Ezra 3:10 – And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to Praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

 

10. Psalm 7:17 – I will Praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

 

11. Psalm 22:26 – The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall Praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

 

12. Psalm 33:2 – Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

 

13. Psalm 102:18 – This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall Praise the Lord.

 

14. Psalm 107:8 – Oh that men would Praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

 

15. Psalm 107:15 – Oh that men would Praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

 

16. Psalm 107:21 – Oh that men would Praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

 

17. Psalm 107:31 – Oh that men would Praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

 

18. Psalm 109:30 – I will greatly Praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

 

19. Psalm 111:1 – Praise ye the Lord. I will Praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

 

20. Psalm 115:18 – But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.

 

21. Psalm 117:1 – O Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

 

22. Psalm 118:19 – Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will Praise the Lord:

 

23. Psalm 135:3 – Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

 

24. Psalm 146:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

18 Instances of “praise him” and “praise ye him”:

1. Psalm 22:23 – Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

 

2. Psalm 28:7 – The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

 

3. Psalm 42:5 – Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

 

4. Psalm 42:11 – Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

 

5. Psalm 43:5 – Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

 

6. Psalm 69:34 – Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

 

7. Psalm 107:32 – Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

 

8. Psalm 109:30 – I will greatly Praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

 

9. Psalm 117:1 – Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

 

10. Psalm 135:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.

 

11. Psalm 148:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

 

12. Psalm 148:3 – Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

 

13. Psalm 148:4 – Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

 

14. Psalm 150:1 – Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

 

15. Psalm 150:2 – Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

 

16. Psalm 150:3 – Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

 

17. Psalm 150:4 – Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

 

18. Psalm 150:5 – Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Summary:

 
Regardless of what the Catholic Church teaches or promotes, Catholics will NOT be able to justify their preoccupation with Mary when they meet God on Judgment Day. And to any Catholics reading this, I suggest you ask yourself if God would mind if you redirected your attention, your praise, your prayers and your songs directly to Jesus instead of to Mary. — RM Kane
 

God heartily approves of all His true children rejecting the Church of Rome’s fake Mary who has supplanted the place of Jesus Christ in the lives of Catholics. He is not at all pleased with what Catholics have done to create a fictitious glorified being who greatly overshadows His only begotten Son. Only the “prince of darkness” would approve of such misdirected worship. It is very likely, that when Catholicism was being born out of the dying Roman empire, many pagans and their goddesses were absorbed into Catholicism, which gave birth to the super glorified Mary that we see in the Catholic Church today. And along with this fictitious Mary, we see the renamed or rebranded pagan mother-child deity pair now known as mother Mary and baby Jesus, which were directly borrowed from Semiramis and Tammuz deities of pagan Rome. The early Church spoken of in the New Testament would never have had anything to do with such blatant idolatry.
 

“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” Isaiah 45:22

Additional Information About The False Catholic Mary:

• The Real Blessed Mother of Jesus Is Not the Catholic Mother Mary

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