Psalms 147:1
Praise ye the LORD! For it is good to sing praise to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is becoming.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2The LORD buildeth up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.
Psalms 63:3For thy loving-kindness is better than life; Therefore 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 the LORD, for the LORD is good; Praise his name, for he is kind!
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard as it were a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah I The salvation, and the glory, and the power, belong 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 →