Here's Nancy DeMas Walgamuth.

Well, I've heard that there are three words that are recognized universally in almost every

language, the word amen, the word hallelujah, and the word Coca-Cola.

Today, Nancy will focus on one of those words.

Can you guess which one?

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth,

co-author of Seeking Him for October 1, 2018.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah. That word gets used a lot.

Church goers say it in prayer, and sometimes they say it when they're happy.

Occasionally people use it to mock preachers.

But using that word is very serious. Nancy will explain why in this series,

Hallelujah, a praise celebration. So let me ask if you have your Bible, and I hope that you do,

that you'll turn with me to Psalm 113, Psalm 113. And as you're turning there, let me give you a little

bit of context and background for where

this Psalm falls. I think Scripture always takes on additional meaning to us if we know where it falls,

what the context is, and a little bit about the background. Psalm 113 is the first in a short

collection of six Psalms, Psalm 113 through 118, that are known as the

Halel Psalms. That's H-A-L-L-E-L-L-L-L-H-L-L-L-A-L-L-Sams. Sometimes they're known as the

Egyptian halel. And I'll tell you why in just a moment. Now the word halel means in Hebrew praise. So these

are praise psalms, but a lot of the psalms are praise psalms. But these particular psalms focus on praising

God for his deliverance from slavery in Egypt. The children of Israel had been slaves in Egypt for

400 years. God sent his servant Moses to lead them out of slavery. The children of Israel had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years. God sent his servant

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