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Ps 147:1 King James Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
This and the remaining Psalms have been represented as specially designed to celebrate the rebuilding of Jerusalem (compare Neh 6:16; Neh 12:27). They all open and close with the stirring call for praise. This one specially declares God's providential care towards all creatures, and particularly His people. (Psa. 147:1-20)

(Compare Psa 92:1; Psa 135:3).
 
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3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
1 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
1 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
1 A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.