S – ¹ Hallelujah! 

Praise God in his sanctuary. 

Praise him in his mighty expanse. 

² Praise him for his powerful acts; 

praise him for his abundant greatness.

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. 

Hallelujah! 

 Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020), Ps 150:6.

Psalms 150:1–2, 6 CSB

O – “Hallelujah” – defined

hâlal, haw-lal’;  to be clea; to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; caus. to celebrate; also to stultify:

Yâhh, yaw;  Jah, the sacred name:— Jah, the Lord, most vehement. comp. names in “-iah,” “-jah.”

The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996).

The Psalm ends with anything that breathes should celebrate the holy name of God. 

A – This appears to be a simple command.  We should boast and give glory to the One, True God.  We can do this every day with our thoughts, words and actions – basically our lives.  The challenge comes when He doesn’t meet our expectations or we are challenged.  As long as we are breathing, we need to honor Him.

R – Heavenly Father, we choose today to put our boast in you.  We want to honor you with every breath and action we take.  Thank you for another day to walk in your plans and purposes for us.