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Selected Verse: Psalms 147:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 147:1 |
Strong Concordance |
Praise [01984] ye the LORD [03050]: for it is good [02896] to sing praises [02167] unto our God [0430]; for it is pleasant [05273]; and praise [08416] is comely [05000]. |
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King James |
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| 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). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Praise ye the Lord - Hallelu-jah. See Psa 146:1.
For it is good to sing praises unto our God - See the notes at Psa 92:1 : "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord."
For it is pleasant - See the notes at Psa 135:3 : "Sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant." The Hebrew word is the same.
And praise is comely - Becoming; proper. See the notes at Psa 33:1 : "praise is comely for the upright." The Hebrew word is the same. If these psalms were composed for the rededication of the temple, it would not be unnatural that much of the language employed should be borrowed from earlier psalms with which the people were familiar. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| The Hallelujah, as in Psa 135:3, is based upon the fact, that to sing of our God, or to celebrate our God in song (זמּר with an accusative of the object, as in Ps 30:13, and frequently), is a discharge of duty that reacts healthfully and beneficially upon ourselves: "comely is a hymn of praise" (taken from Psa 33:1), both in respect of the worthiness of God to be praised, and of the gratitude that is due to Him. Instead of זמּר or לזמּר, Psa 92:2, the expression is זמּרה, a form of the infin. Piel, which at least can still be proved to be possible by ליסּרה in Lev 26:18. The two כּי are co-ordinate, and כּי־נעים no more refers to God here than in Psa 135:3, as Hitzig supposes when he alters Psa 147:1 so that it reads: "Praise ye Jah because He is good, play unto our God because He is lovely." Psa 92:2 shows that כּי־טוב can refer to God; but נעים said of God is contrary to the custom and spirit of the Old Testament, whereas טוב and נעים are also in Psa 133:1 neuter predicates of a subject that is set forth in the infinitive form. In Psa 147:2 the praise begins, and at the same time the confirmation of the delightful duty. Jahve is the builder up of Jerusalem, He brings together (כּנּס as in Ezekiel, the later wozd for אסף and קבּץ) the outcasts of Israel (as in Isa 11:12; Isa 56:8); the building of Jerusalem is therefore intended of the rebuilding up, and to the dispersion of Israel corresponds the holy city laid in ruins. Jahve healeth the heart-broken, as He has shown in the case of the exiles, and bindeth up their pains (Psa 16:4), i.e., smarting wounds; רפא, which is here followed by חבּשׁ, also takes to itself a dative object in other instances, both in an active and (Isa 6:10) an impersonal application; but for שׁבוּרי לב the older language says נשׁבּרי לב, Psa 34:19, Isa 61:1. The connection of the thoughts, which the poet now brings to the stars, becomes clear from the primary passage, Isa 40:26, cf. Isa 40:27. To be acquainted with human woe and to relieve it is an easy and small matter to Him who allots a number to the stars, that are to man innumerable (Gen 15:5), i.e., who has called them into being by His creative power in whatever number He has pleased, and yet a number known to Him (מנה, the part. praes., which occurs frequently in descriptions of the Creator), and calls to them all names, i.e., names them all by names which are the expression of their true nature, which is well known to Him, the Creator. What Isaiah says (Isa 40:26) with the words, "because of the greatness of might, and as being strong in power," and (Isa 40:28) "His understanding is unsearchable," is here asserted in Psa 147:5 (cf. Psa 145:3): great is our Lord, and capable of much (as in Job 37:23, שׂגּיא כּח), and to His understanding there is no number, i.e., in its depth and fulness it cannot be defined by any number. What a comfort for the church as it traverses its ways, that are often so labyrinthine and entangled! Its Lord is the Omniscient as well as the Almighty One. Its history, like the universe, is a work of God's infinitely profound and rich understanding. It is a mirror of gracious love and righteous anger. The patient sufferers (ענוים) He strengthens (מעודד as in Psa 146:9); malevolent sinners (רשׁעים), on the other hand, He casts down to the earth (עדי־ארץ, cf. Isa 26:5), casting deep down to the ground those who exalt themselves to the skies. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Praise is comely - It is decent, befitting, and proper that every intelligent creature should acknowledge the Supreme Being: and as he does nothing but good to the children of men, so they should speak good of his name. |
3 Praise [01984] the LORD [03050]; for the LORD [03068] is good [02896]: sing praises [02167] unto his name [08034]; for it is pleasant [05273].
1 A Psalm [04210] or Song [07892] for the sabbath [07676] day [03117]. It is a good [02896] thing to give thanks [03034] unto the LORD [03068], and to sing praises [02167] unto thy name [08034], O most High [05945]:
27 And at the dedication [02598] of the wall [02346] of Jerusalem [03389] they sought [01245] the Levites [03881] out of all their places [04725], to bring [0935] them to Jerusalem [03389], to keep [06213] the dedication [02598] with gladness [08057], both with thanksgivings [08426], and with singing [07892], with cymbals [04700], psalteries [05035], and with harps [03658].
16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies [0341] heard [08085] thereof, and all the heathen [01471] that were about us [05439] saw [07200] these things, they were much [03966] cast down [05307] in their own eyes [05869]: for they perceived [03045] that this work [04399] was wrought [06213] of our God [0430].
1 Rejoice [07442] in the LORD [03068], O ye righteous [06662]: for praise [08416] is comely [05000] for the upright [03477].
3 Praise [01984] the LORD [03050]; for the LORD [03068] is good [02896]: sing praises [02167] unto his name [08034]; for it is pleasant [05273].
1 A Psalm [04210] or Song [07892] for the sabbath [07676] day [03117]. It is a good [02896] thing to give thanks [03034] unto the LORD [03068], and to sing praises [02167] unto thy name [08034], O most High [05945]:
1 Praise [01984] ye the LORD [03050]. Praise [01984] the LORD [03068], O my soul [05315].
5 For he bringeth down [07817] them that dwell [03427] on high [04791]; the lofty [07682] city [07151], he layeth it low [08213]; he layeth it low [08213], even to the ground [0776]; he bringeth [05060] it even to the dust [06083].
9 The LORD [03068] preserveth [08104] the strangers [01616]; he relieveth [05749] the fatherless [03490] and widow [0490]: but the way [01870] of the wicked [07563] he turneth upside down [05791].
23 Touching the Almighty [07706], we cannot find him out [04672]: he is excellent [07689] in power [03581], and in judgment [04941], and in plenty [07230] of justice [06666]: he will not afflict [06031].
3 Great [01419] is the LORD [03068], and greatly [03966] to be praised [01984]; and his greatness [01420] is unsearchable [02714].
5 Great [01419] is our Lord [0113], and of great [07227] power [03581]: his understanding [08394] is infinite [04557].
28 Hast thou not known [03045]? hast thou not heard [08085], that the everlasting [05769] God [0430], the LORD [03068], the Creator [01254] of the ends [07098] of the earth [0776], fainteth [03286] not, neither is weary [03021]? there is no searching [02714] of his understanding [08394].
26 Lift up [05375] your eyes [05869] on high [04791], and behold [07200] who hath created [01254] these things, that bringeth out [03318] their host [06635] by number [04557]: he calleth [07121] them all by names [08034] by the greatness [07230] of his might [0202], for that he is strong [0533] in power [03581]; not one [0376] faileth [05737].
5 And he brought him forth [03318] abroad [02351], and said [0559], Look [05027] now toward heaven [08064], and tell [05608] the stars [03556], if thou be able [03201] to number [05608] them: and he said [0559] unto him, So [03541] shall thy seed [02233] be.
27 Why sayest [0559] thou, O Jacob [03290], and speakest [01696], O Israel [03478], My way [01870] is hid [05641] from the LORD [03068], and my judgment [04941] is passed over [05674] from my God [0430]?
26 Lift up [05375] your eyes [05869] on high [04791], and behold [07200] who hath created [01254] these things, that bringeth out [03318] their host [06635] by number [04557]: he calleth [07121] them all by names [08034] by the greatness [07230] of his might [0202], for that he is strong [0533] in power [03581]; not one [0376] faileth [05737].
1 The Spirit [07307] of the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] is upon me; because the LORD [03068] hath anointed [04886] me to preach good tidings [01319] unto the meek [06035]; he hath sent [07971] me to bind up [02280] the brokenhearted [07665] [03820], to proclaim [07121] liberty [01865] to the captives [07617], and the opening of the prison [06495] to them that are bound [0631];
19 Many [07227] are the afflictions [07451] of the righteous [06662]: but the LORD [03068] delivereth [05337] him out of them all.
10 Make the heart [03820] of this people [05971] fat [08080], and make their ears [0241] heavy [03513], and shut [08173] their eyes [05869]; lest they see [07200] with their eyes [05869], and hear [08085] with their ears [0241], and understand [0995] with their heart [03824], and convert [07725], and be healed [07495].
4 Their sorrows [06094] shall be multiplied [07235] that hasten [04116] after another [0312] god: their drink offerings [05262] of blood [01818] will I not offer [05258], nor [01077] take up [05375] their names [08034] into my lips [08193].
8 The Lord [0136] GOD [03069] which gathereth [06908] the outcasts [01760] of Israel [03478] saith [05002], Yet will I gather [06908] others to him, beside those that are gathered [06908] unto him.
12 And he shall set up [05375] an ensign [05251] for the nations [01471], and shall assemble [0622] the outcasts [01760] of Israel [03478], and gather together [06908] the dispersed [05310] of Judah [03063] from the four [0702] corners [03671] of the earth [0776].
2 The LORD [03068] doth build up [01129] Jerusalem [03389]: he gathereth together [03664] the outcasts [01760] of Israel [03478].
1 A Song [07892] of degrees [04609] of David [01732]. Behold, how good [02896] and how pleasant [05273] it is for brethren [0251] to dwell [03427] together [03162] in unity [03162]!
2 To shew forth [05046] thy lovingkindness [02617] in the morning [01242], and thy faithfulness [0530] every night [03915],
1 Praise [01984] ye the LORD [03050]: for it is good [02896] to sing praises [02167] unto our God [0430]; for it is pleasant [05273]; and praise [08416] is comely [05000].
3 Praise [01984] the LORD [03050]; for the LORD [03068] is good [02896]: sing praises [02167] unto his name [08034]; for it is pleasant [05273].
18 And if ye will not yet [05704] for all this hearken [08085] unto me, then I will punish [03256] you seven times [07651] more [03254] for your sins [02403].
2 To shew forth [05046] thy lovingkindness [02617] in the morning [01242], and thy faithfulness [0530] every night [03915],
1 Rejoice [07442] in the LORD [03068], O ye righteous [06662]: for praise [08416] is comely [05000] for the upright [03477].
3 Praise [01984] the LORD [03050]; for the LORD [03068] is good [02896]: sing praises [02167] unto his name [08034]; for it is pleasant [05273].