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Psalms 147:1
1Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate.
Psalms 147:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
Context of Psalms 147:1
Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate. 2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel. 3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].
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הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ כִּי־ט֭וֹב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 147:1
- Psalms 63:3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
- Psalms 92:1It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
- Psalms 135:3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is gracious and lovely.
- Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones; Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].
- Psalms 42:4These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul; How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song], With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, exclaiming, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God;
Commentaries on Psalms 147:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Praise ye the Lord - Hallelu-jah. See Psalm 146:1. For it is good to sing praises unto our God - See the notes at Psalm 92:1: “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.” For it is pleasant - See the notes at Psalm 135:3: “Sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant.” The Hebrew word is the same. And praise is comely - Becoming; proper. See the notes at Psalm 33:1: “praise is comely for the upright.” The Hebrew word is the same. If these psalms…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The people of God are exhorted to praise him for his mercies and care. (1-11) For the salvation and prosperity of the church. (12-20) Verses 1-11 Praising God is work that is its own wages. It is comely; it becomes us as reasonable creatures, much more as people in covenant with God. He gathers outcast sinners by his grace, and will bring them into his holy habitation. To those whom God heals with the consolations of his Spirit, he speaks peace, assures…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This verse is a call to worship.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. (Compare Psa 92:1; 135:3).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 1For it is good to sing For it is good to sing to Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 147
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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