“Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre. For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.” -Psalm 149:3-4 (ESV)
If we took the time, we would notice that the last five Psalms in the Book of Psalms each end with the words, “Praise the Lord.” If ever we shout out or sing “Hallelujah!” we are shouting out the same phrase. The Hebrew for that phrase of praise is the word Hallelujah הַלְלוּ־יָהּ . Remember this the next time you sing or hear that song. In the Word we hear about the love of God. We know that He is a God of compassion, that He has compassion for us. He knows exactly what we face each day. Sometimes we struggle just to move ahead. But God knows and He cares. And we’re glad for that because we sometimes come to Him in pretty bad shape. We’re glad that He takes us in anyway because of His love for us. But our God goes beyond feeling sorry for us – far beyond that. He takes delight in us. He is glad for us. He is happy that we are His. He will one day beautify us – that means He will glorify us. What a wonderful God He is! Allow Him to make us people He can be proud of.
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PBStelevised performance of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with Greg Phillinganes (keyboards) John Robinson (drums)
Michael Angel Alvarado (guitar) Ian Martin (bass) Noriko (keyboards) featuring
Ethan Bortnick (13 years old). Ethan
Jordan Bortnick is an American pianist, singer, composer, songwriter, actor and
musician. On October 3, 2010, Bortnick was listed in the Guinness World Records
for "The World's Youngest Solo Musician to Headline His Own Concert
Tour"
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