What does Jeff Buckleys song “Hallelujah” really mean?
Well, I don’t know for sure but I can make some guesses. First off, it isn’t religious. It IS referring to a particular episode in King David’s life with Bathsheba though. First I’ll give you a quick run down on what happened. When we first meet David, he’s only a boy who minds the family’s sheep. God sends Samuel, the Israelite prophet, to tell David’s father to get the family together because Samuel has been sent to anoint one of them king. They don’t send for David, presumably they don’t think enough of him. But God tells Samuel that the person wanted isn’t there so they have to send for him. Saul was king at the time and although he started out okay, he had become too proud and was doing things he shouldn’t which is why God said David would be king instead. David pleased God with his behaviour and honesty. Saul was going into rages where he did stupid things like throwing spears at people, the bible says because of his wrong-doing. HIs servants said maybe music would help during th
