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:
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Sing out your thanks to the Lord; sing praises to our God with a harp.

Context of Psalms 147:7

5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. 6The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. 8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. 9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.

Psalms 147:7 word by word

עֱנ֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּתוֹדָ֑ה זַמְּר֖וּ לֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Singעָנָה‛ânâh · to singH6030
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• with thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
• sing praiseזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• upon the harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• unto our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 147:7

• Psalms 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
• Psalms 68:32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord,
• Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High,
• Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
• Psalms 107:21Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
• Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.
• Revelation 5:8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.

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

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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