Even LC did not always sing the same verses. I will not go in to them, other have already explained these references in great detail. There are many biblical references in the song (King David, Samson and Delilah). Lennard Cohen uses this theme to talk about the hardships of love.
Hallelujah can be said in many different circumstances. The logic of the song is there can be many different hallelujah's. Both the melody and the words are really powerful.
The first time I heard this song it touched me. The different hallelujah's are the example of how you feel in each stage of the relationship. The reference to God above is just whether God controls our destiny or not in these affairs, he doesn't know. But his love of music (maybe writing it) will always be what gets him through it, and he doesn't understand how others could not relate to that. From the beginning where you have the euphoric love relationship to the when the love ends, and his best protection is to be the one to end it first (shoot first), that way you don't get hurt as much. The stages are not in order, he just describes each one as he feels or remembers them. I can relate to the stages he describes in each verse. The indication to me is most relationships run this course over time. References to God and the bible just parts of his comparisons to what he has been thru from the beginning of the relationship to the end. I think this is definitely about a relationship he was in and its stages.
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