Hallelujah (הַלְלוּ־יָהּ‎) comes from 2 words: Hallel (הַלְלוּ‎) – Hebrew for praise Yah (יָהּ‎) – alternate Hebrew for the covenant name of God, Yahweh (יְהוֹהָ) Giving thanks is representative of receiving and being grateful. Giving thanks breaks our self-righteousness and entitlement. Giving God praise is not contingent on circumstances, gains, or loses. Giving God praise corresponds to attributes of God. Giving God praise is a heart posture representative of a heart submitted to Him. Giving God praise is currently going on in the heavens. When we give Him praise, we are joining the heavenly chorus.  Daily praise helps us to see God in the details and places us in a place of understanding His sovereignty. Sometimes our praise is small rather than great. Could this be because we fail to acknowledge how great God is? ------- Do you have a practice of giving God praise? Is your praise still contingent on circumstances? Do you hold back from singing when giving God praise? Why? Talk about the diversity of the instruments in Psalm 150. If we are to lift our hands to the Lord, what keeps us from giving praise with our hands?