Psalms 147:7

Psalms 147:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
• New International Version (NIV)Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,

Context of Psalms 147:7

5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth. Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God: 8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains; 9Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.

Psalms 147:7 word by word

עֱנ֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּתוֹדָ֑ה זַמְּר֖וּ לֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• Singזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
• harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 147:7

• Psalms 47:6Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!
• Psalms 68:32Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,)
• Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;
• Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing aloud to Jehovah, let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation;
• Psalms 107:21Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,
• Exodus 15:20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.
• Revelation 5:8And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.

Commentaries on Psalms 147:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving - Accompany the praise of God - the expression of worship - with a grateful remembrance of the past. The one will aid the other, and the two will constitute acceptable and proper worship. The first word here means properly to answer, or respond; and the idea would seem to be, that we are to make a suitable response or answer to the manifold layouts which we have received at the hand of God. Sing praise upon the harp…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-11Human achievements do not impress God, who commands nature. Instead, he finds joy in those who fear him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. His providence supplies bountifully the wild animals in their mountain homes. Sing ... Lord--literally, "Answer the Lord," that is, in grateful praise to His goodness, thus declared in His acts.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 147:7

• Harp
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cry
• Frost
• Pleasure
• Haggai
• Hallel
• Psalms, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament
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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