Psalms 147:1
הַלְלוּ יָהּ ׀ כִּי ־ טוֹב זַמְּרָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּֽי ־ נָעִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּֽה ׃
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2בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלִַם יְהוָה נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֵּֽס ׃
Cross References
Psalms 33:1רַנְּנוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָה לַיְשָׁרִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּֽה ׃
Psalms 63:3כֵּן בַּקֹּדֶשׁ חֲזִיתִיךָ לִרְאוֹת עֻזְּךָ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ ׃
Psalms 92:2טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוָה וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיֽוֹן ׃
Psalms 135:3הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָהּ כִּי ־ טוֹב יְהוָה זַמְּרוּ לִשְׁמוֹ כִּי נָעִֽים ׃
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 →