Alleluia!
Praise GOD in HIS Sanctuary;
praise HIM, in the vault of heaven.
Praise HIM, for HIS mighty deeds;
praise HIM, for HIS own greatness.
Praise HIM with trumpet blast;
praise HIM with lyre and harp.
Praise HIM, with dance and tambourines;
praise HIM with pipe and strings.
Praise HIM with clashing cymbals;
praise HIM with clanging cymbals.
Let everything that breathes, sing praise to YAHWEH.
Alleluia!
- Psalm 150:1-6
(The psalms have shown us prayers of petition, lament, instruction, warning and exhortation: but above all and in all, they are praises of GOD. This praise will absorb, more and more, our being, absorb every being, in a final diapason.
The last word of everything, created and redeemed, is this: 'Alleluia!' We have entered into eternal celebration, into eternal joy. This psalm refers us to Revelation 19:1-10, and to the triumphal songs in heaven. Our community, our people, anticipates the heavenly 'Alleluia' when they sing the praise of GOD on this earth.)
