Psalms 147:1
Alleluia, of Aggeus and Zacharias.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Psalms 33:1A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.
Psalms 63:3In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
Psalms 92:2It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.
Psalms 135:3May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and earth.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard as it were the voice of much people in heaven, saying: Alleluia. Salvation, and glory, and power is to 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 →