“The Biblical principle is to bring the sacrifice God designates. Psalm 50:23 reads, “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me.” The Old Testament saints gave honor to God by obeying Him and offering the sacrifice that He commanded. To honor God in the church of the New Testament, believers also bring the sacrifice of thanksgiving, the fruit of lips, that God commands. This is an expression of the regulative principle. God, therefore, provides the substance and content of this praise. David confesses, “From You comes my praise in the great assembly” (Ps. 22:25). Calvin translates this text, “My praise shall proceed from thee,” and goes on to say, “I do not reject the other translation; but in my opinion, the Hebrew manner of expression here requires this sense — that David will take the matter of his song of praise from God.” That is, the substance and content of David’s praise is from God. The Hebrew does use the preposition from. Psalm 22:25 is an expression of the regulative principle.”

Dennis J. Prutow, Public Worship 101, 233-234.