Topic
Hallelujah
22 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Revelation 19:1Easton · ISBE · Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
- Psalms 104:1–35ISBE
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters:…
- Psalms 106:1Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 111:1–10ISBE
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honourable and glorious: and his…
- Psalms 111:1Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
- Psalms 112:1Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Psalms 113:1Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
- Psalms 115:1–18ISBE
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are…
- Psalms 116:1–19ISBE
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and…
- Psalms 117:1–2ISBE
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
- Psalms 117:1Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
- Psalms 120:1–134:3ISBE
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of…
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- Psalms 135:1 Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
- Psalms 135:3 ISBE
- Psalms 146:1–10 ISBE
- Psalms 146:1 Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
- Psalms 146:10 Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
- Psalms 147:1 Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
- Psalms 148:1 Nave An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
- Revelation 19:3 Easton
- Revelation 19:4 Easton
- Revelation 19:6 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Praise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning of ten of the psalms (106, 111-113, 135, 146-150), hence called “hallelujah psalms.” From its frequent occurrence it grew into a formula of praise. The Greek form of the word (alleluia) is found in Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 11 references
hal-e-loo'-ya (halela-yah, "praise ye Yah"; allelouia): The word is not a compound, like many of the Hebrew words which are composed of the abbreviated form of "Yahweh" and some other word, but has become a compound word in the Greek and other languages. Even if the Jews perhaps had become accustomed to use it as a compound, it is never written as such in the text. In some Psalms, Hallelujah is an integral part of the song (Ps 135:3), while in others it simply serves as a liturgical interjection found either at the beginning (Ps 111) or at the close (Ps 104) of the psalms or both (Ps 146). The Hallelujah Psalms are found in three groups: 104-106; 111-113; 146-150. In the first group, Hallelujah is found at the close of the psalm as a lit. interjection (106:1 is an integral part of the psalm). In the second group, Hallelujah is found at the beginning (113:9 is an integral part of the psalm depending on the adjective "joyful"). In the third group, Hallelujah is found both at the close and at the beginning of the psalms. In all other cases, (Pss 115; 116; 117) Hallelujah seems to be an integral part of the psalms. These three groups were probably taken from an older collection of psalms like the group Psalms 120-134. In the New Testament Hallelujah is found as part of the song of the heavenly host (Re 19:1). The word is preserved as a liturgical interjection by the Christian church generally.
A. L. Breslich
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.