Psalms 147:1
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is comely; [him] becometh praise.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: the outcasts of Israel will he gather together;
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
Psalms 63:3(63:4) Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
Psalms 92:2(92:3) To tell in the morning of thy kindness, and of thy faithfulness in the nights.
Psalms 135:3Hallelujah; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is lovely.
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 →