Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Hallelujah -Psalms
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“I
see this word, hallelujah, but don't know for sure what it means...”
Clarence/
Shelbyville, Tennessee U.S.A.
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Bible Texts:
Hallelujah is a Hebrew word meaning, “Praise Yahweh!” In Israels
song book, the Psalms, Psalms 146-150 are said to be “The
Hallelujah Psalms.” Jewish men and women stand with upraised arms
praising Almighty God for His great wisdom, power and blessings, He
alone keeps His people.
Psalm
146:1-10 KJV
1Praise
ye The Lord. Praise The Lord, O my soul.
2
While I live will I praise The Lord: I will sing praises unto my God
while I have any being.
3
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there
is no help.
4
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day
his thoughts perish.
5
Happy is he that hath The God Of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in
The Lord his God:
5
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which
keepeth truth for ever:
7
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the
hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
8
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: The Lord raiseth them that
are bowed down: The Lord loveth the righteous:
9
The Lord preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless and
widow: but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.
10
The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all
generations. Praise ye The Lord.
Psalm
147:1-20 KJV
1
Praise ye The Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for
it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2
The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: He gathereth together the outcasts
of Israel.
3 He
healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He
telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.
5
Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is
infinite.
6
The Lord lifteth up the meek: He casteth the wicked down to the
ground.
7
Sing unto The Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto
our God:
8
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the
earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He
giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure
in the legs of a man.
11
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope
in His mercy.
12
Praise The Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13
For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy
children within thee.
14
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of
the wheat.
15
He sendeth for His commandment upon earth : His Word runeth very
swiftly.
16
He giveth snow like wool: He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes
17
He casteth forth His ice like morsels: who can stand before His
cold?
18
He sendeth out His Word, and melteth them: He causeth His wind to
blow, and the waters flow.
19
He sheweth His Word unto Jacob His statutes and His judgments unto
Israel.
20
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for His judgments they
have not known them. Praise ye The Lord.
Psalm
148:1-14 KJV
1
Praise ye The Lord. Praise ye The Lord from the heavens: praise Him
in the heights.
2
Praise ye Him, all His angels: praise ye Him, all His hosts.
3
Praise ye Him, sun and moon: Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
4
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the
heavens.
5
Let them praise the name of The Lord: for He commanded, and they
were created.
6 He
hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree
which shall not pass.
7
Praise The Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling His Word:
9
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the
earth:
12
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13
Let them praise the name of The Lord: for His name alone excellent;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
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.
Psalm
149:1-9 KJV
1
Praise Ye The Lord. Sing unto The Lord a new song, and His praise in
the congregation of saints.
2
Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him: let the children of Zion be
joyful in their King.
3
Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him
with the timbrel and harp.
4
For The Lord taketh pleasu5re in His people: He will beautify the
meek with salvation.
5
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their
beds.
6
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword
in their hand;
7 To
execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
8 To
bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9
Too execute upon them the judgments written: this honor have all His
saints. Praise ye The Lord.
Psalm
150:1-6 KJV
1
Praise ye The Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary: praise Him in the
firmament of His power.
2
Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent
greatness.
3
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the
psaltery and harp.
4
Praise Him with the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed
instruments and organs.
5
Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: praise Him upon the high sounding
cymbals.
6
Let every thing that hath breath praise The Lord. Praise ye The Lord.
Does all this sound like, you and your church? If not, why not?
Prayer:
I
Peter 2:9 KJV
But
ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who
hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Revelation
19:5 NLT
And
from the throne came a voice that said,
“Praise
our God, all His servants, all who fear Him, from the least to the
greatest.”