Psalms 147:1
Praise ye LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Rejoice in LORD, O ye righteous. Praise is comely for the upright.
Psalms 63:3Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms 92:2to show forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
Psalms 135:3Praise ye LORD, for LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant.
Revelation 19:1And after these things I heard as a great sound of a large multitude in heaven, saying, Praise Lord, the salvation, and the power, and the glory of our God!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:1
This is another psalm of praise. Some think it was penned after the return of the Jews from their captivity; but it is so much of a piece with Ps. cxlv. that I rather think it was penned by David, and what is said ( ver. 2 , 13 ) may well enough be applied to the first building and fortifying of Jerusalem in his time, and the gathering in of those that had been out-casts in Saul's time. The Septuagint divides it into two; and we may divide it into the first and second part, but both of the same import. I. We are… Read the whole commentary →