Hallelujah - This word can be broken down into two parts.  The first, "hallel" means to boast or brag on God even to the point of possibly looking foolish.  The second part of the word, "Jah", is a shortened name for God.  So hallelujah is to boast or brag on God.
Now when you say or sing hallelujah, do it as a bragging or boasting on God!

When we think of a place in the Bible where there is much praise and worship, we naturally think of the Psalms.  Below I have listed the verses where you can find the word Hallelujah.  Look how many there are!  I think it is important that we know what it means.

Psalms 104:35; 105:45; 106:1, 48; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1, 9; 115:18; 116:19; 117:2; 135:1, 3, 21; 146:1, 10; 147:1, 20; 148:1, 14; 149:1, 9; 150:1, 6.

Praise - There are many words translated praise. Here is a table of all of them if you would like to see all the words translated as Praise in the Bible - PRAISE
Basically, though, it means to celebrate.  If we praise God, we are celebrating Him.

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