Hallelujah is a Hebrew word meaning “Praise Yahweh”. Yahweh is God’s name. Therefore, Hallelujah means praise God.
The Bible has a lot to say about praising the Lord. Here’s just a few verses:
Psalm 7:17
I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness,And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 9:1
[ To the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. ] I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart;I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
Psalm 9:2
I will be glad and rejoice in You;I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Ephesians 1:12
that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
Hebrews 13:15
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
We tend to praise other people or things before we praise God.
We should Praise the Lord because HE alone is worthy of our praise!
Hallelujah!!!
Ashlee says
Love the verses! I love your blog. it's so refreshing to see someone seeking after God 🙂
Bree says
Clap clap…Praise God for sure! Keep up the sweet posts! http://www.breebee.com. Love it and I do know that God is so worth every second praise we can go and then more….