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.
KJV
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.
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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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:1.
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12And 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 1:18And 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 1:21And 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 1:25And 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 1:31And 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 1:4And 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
Frequently asked questions
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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