Psalms 147:1
Praise ye Yah, For it is good, to make melody to our GOD,—For it is delightful, seemly is praise!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Yahweh, is building Jerusalem, The outcasts of Israel, will he gather together.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Yahweh, To the upright, seemly is praise.
Psalms 63:3Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
Psalms 92:2To declare, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, And thy faithfulness at night;
Psalms 135:3Praise ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight;
Revelation 19:1After these things, I heard as it were, a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying—Hallelujah! The salvation and the glory and the power of 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 →