Hallelujah is a Hebrew exclamation meaning praise the Lord. It is a compound word. Hallelu means praise. Yah is the shortened form of Yahweh. So hallelujah means praise Yah. Praise the Lord. It is an imperative. It is a command. It is a call to worship. It is a shout of joy. It is a song of praise. It is a word of faith. It is a word of hope. It is a word of love. It is a word of triumph.

Hallelujah appears in the Psalms. It begins and ends many psalms. Psalm 146 through 150 all begin and end with Hallelujah. It is the last word of the Psalter. Psalm 150 ends: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah. It is the church's song. It is the church's shout. It is the church's joy. It is the church's hope. It is the church's victory. It is the church's praise. It is the church's hallelujah.

Hallelujah in scripture

• Psalm 146: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
• Psalm 150: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
• Revelation 19: Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
• Tobit 13: Hallelujah! Praise the Lord.
• 3 Maccabees 7: Hallelujah! Praise the Lord.

Hallelujah is a word that transcends language. It is sung in every tongue. It is shouted in every land. It is whispered in every heart. It is the sound of heaven. It is the sound of the redeemed. It is the sound of the wedding supper of the Lamb. It is the sound of victory. It is the sound of joy. It is the sound of praise. Hallelujah is not just a word. It is a state of being. It is a posture of the soul. It is the orientation of the heart. It is the direction of the life. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah.