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Psalms 147:1

Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

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ASV

Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַ֥לְלוּHa.lupraiseH1984 →
יָ֨הּ׀yahYahwehH3050 →
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
ט֭וֹבTov[is] goodH2896 →
זַמְּרָ֣הza.me.Rahto sing praises toH2167 →
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נָ֝עִיםNa.'im[is] pleasantH5273 →
נָאוָ֥הna.Vah[is] fittingH5000 →
תְהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahpraiseH8416 →

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Psalms 107:8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.Psalms 135:3Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.Psalms 54:6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.Psalms 50:14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.Deuteronomy 12:12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.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 92:1It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,Psalms 63:3–5Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.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.Psalms 122:1–4I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house 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!

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