Hallelujah Revisited
Friday, June 18th, 2010
In a recent letter, Byron V. Johnson presents a compelling idea to consider.
He writes:
I am acquainted with the belief that the word hallelujah is the highest praise that we can give God. I do not share that belief, although I would agree that the word may be described as the premier word for praise, which for me is quite different than speaking of hallelujah as the highest praise.
In your article, “Hallelujah! The Power of the Word,” you wrote of the word hallelujah, “It is the penultimate word in the human language in praise of God.”
From that statement, would I be correct in thinking that you regard the word as not merely one of several Hebrew words for praise, but in contrast to them, it is a praise in itself when uttered? (more…)
