Salmo 147:1

Filipino Cebuano Bible

1 Dayegon ninyo si Jehova; Kay maayo man ang pag-awit ug mga pagdayeg sa atong Dios; Kay kini matahum ug angay ang pagdayeg.

Bible Verse Review
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for it is good: Psalms 63:3-5, Psalms 92:1, Psalms 135:3

and praise: Psalms 33:1, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 122:1-4, Revelation 5:9-14, Revelation 19:1-6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:12 - And ye Psalms 50:14 - Offer Psalms 54:6 - for it Psalms 107:8 - praise Psalms 112:1 - Praise ye the Lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Praise ye the Lord,.... When he shall reign, as Kimchi connects this psalm with the preceding; the arguments used to engage men to this work are taken partly from the nature of it, as in the next clauses; and partly from what the Lord is and does, as in the following verses;

for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; it being agreeably to his revealed will, what he enjoins, approves of, and accepts, and is profitable to his people, as well as makes his glory; see Psalms 92:1. Some render it, "because [he is] good", as in Psalms 106:1; but the accents, and what follows, will not admit of this sense;

for it [is] pleasant; to our God; with which the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, join this clause; the sacrifice of praise is more pleasing to the Lord than any ceremonial sacrifice, especially when offered from a grateful heart in the name of Christ, and with a view to his glory; and it is pleasant to saints themselves, when grace is in exercise, and they make melody in their hearts to the Lord;

[and] praise is comely: is due to the Lord, and becomes his people to give it to him; it is but their reasonable service, and a beautiful and lovely sight it is to see the chosen, redeemed, and called of the Lamb, harping with their harps, and singing the song of redeeming love.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Praise ye the Lord - Hallelu-jah. See Psalms 146:1.

For it is good to sing praises unto our God - See the notes at Psalms 92:1 : “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.”

For it is pleasant - See the notes at Psalms 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 Psalms 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM CXLVII

The psalmist praises God for his goodness to Jerusalem, 1-3;

shows his great mercy to them that trust in him, 4-6;

he extols him for his mercies, and providential kindness, 7-11;

for his defence of Jerusalem, 12-15;

For his wonders in the seasons, 16-18;

and his word unto Jacob, 19, 20.

NOTES ON PSALM CXLVII

This Psalm, which is without title in the Hebrew, Chaldee, and Vulgate, is attributed by the other Versions to Haggai and Zechariah. It was probably penned after the captivity, when the Jews were busily employed in rebuilding Jerusalem, as may be gathered from the second and thirteenth verses. It may be necessary to remark that all the Versions, except the Chaldee, divide this Psalm at the end of the eleventh verse, and begin a new Psalm at the twelfth. By this division the numbers of the Psalms agree in the Versions with the Hebrew; the former having been, till now, one behind.

Verse Psalms 147:1. 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.