Praise!
Psalm 150 NKJV
I. Ways To Praise!
Hebrew words for praise:
1) yadah - to worship with extended hands.
Psalm 107:15
2) todah- to give thanks with uplifted hands.
Psalm 50:23
3) barak- to kneel before God with adoration.
Psalm 95:6
4) shabach- to shout loudly and triumphantly.
Psalm 47:1
5) tehillah- to praise God with singing.
Psalm 33:1
6) guwl- to rejoice with exceeding joy, to twirl.
Psalm 118:24
7) shabach- to lie prostate in worship.
Psalm 29:2
But the premier word for praise is halal.
It means to boast, rave, shine forth, to celebrate, and to appear clamorously foolish.Hallelujah is a Hebrew contraction formed by combining halal and Yahweh.
II. Hallelujah.
13 times in Psalm 150, the Psalmist writes “Praise the Lord” or Hallelujah.
The where:
The why:
The how:
The who:Thank you for listening!