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It Is Good to Sing Praises

Psalms 147:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verse 20
KJV
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
WEB
Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
ASV
Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
LSV
Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, || For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
YLT
Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
DBY
Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.Elohim
DRC146:1
Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
GNV
Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
JPS
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
LXXE146:1
Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ כִּי־ט֭וֹב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
LXX-Br146:1
Ἀλληλούϊα· Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθὸν ψαλμός, τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν ἡδυνθείη αἴνεσις.

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  • Psalms 135:3Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
  • Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
  • Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
  • Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
  • Revelation 5:9–14And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. You have made…
  • Psalms 63:3–5Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands. My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips…
  • Psalms 122:1–4I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built up as a city united together, where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD,…
  • Revelation 19:1–6After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute…

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