Hallelujah PSALM 113

Hallelujah (v1)

verb ‘halal’ + name ‘YH’

Hallelujah (v1)

‘YH’ = YHWH

God’s personal name

Means “I am”

Hallelujah (v1)

‘halal’ = to praise, to boast

includes thanks for what God’s done

includes awe of who God is

in prayer, speech, song, dance

Hallelujah (v1)

this is WORSHIP

= declaring the goodness and greatness

of God to Him, to ourselves, or to others

Prerequisites to Worship (v1-3)

1. Submission

Psalm 95:6

Come, let us worship and bow down, let us

kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Prerequisites to Worship (v1-3)

1. Submission

2. Knowledge

Inspiration for Worship (v4-9)

God’s Greatness (v4-5)

10,000 galaxies 10,000 galaxies

5,000,000,000,000,000 stars

(= 5 quadrillion)

Inspiration for Worship (v4-9)

God’s Greatness (v4-5)

God’s Compassion (v6-9)

Inspiration for Worship (v4-9)

God’s Greatness (v4-5)

God’s Compassion (v6-9)

Hallelujah PSALM 113