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Psalms 147:1

Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

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Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Praise you the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

147:2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

What does Psalms 147:1 mean?

Psalms 147:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַל (hâlal), יָהּ (Yâhh), טוֹב (ṭôwb).

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Praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
ye
the
LORD:יָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name
for
it
is
goodטוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
to
sing
praisesזָמַרzâmar/zaw-mar'/H2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
unto
our
God;אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
for
it
is
pleasant;נָעִיםnâʻîym/naw-eem'/H5273delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
and
praiseתְּהִלָּהtᵉhillâh/teh-hil-law'/H8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
is
comely.נָאוֶהnâʼveh/naw-veh'/H5000suitable, or beautiful

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:1.

Psalms 135:3

Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

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What does Psalms 147:1 say?

Psalms 147:1 (King James Version) reads: "Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely."

Is Psalms 147:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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