Psalms 147:1
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
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In Context
2The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Shout for joy in the Lord, you righteous: praise for the upright is seemly.
Psalms 63:3for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.
Psalms 92:2to declare your love in the morning, and your faithfulness in the night,
Psalms 135:3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good: Sing praise to his name it is pleasant.
Revelation 19:1After this, I heard what seemed to be a great shout from a vast throng in heaven, crying – ‘Hallelujah! To our God belong salvation, and glory, and Power,
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 →