Psalms 147:1
Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
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In Context
2The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
Psalms 63:3Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
Psalms 92:2to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,
Psalms 135:3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory 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 →