Psalms 147:1

CONTENTS

The subject, though enlarged in this Psalm, is in substance the same as the two former. It consists of the praises of the Church upon earth looking unto her Lord, in imitation of the church adoring Jehovah in heaven.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 147:1

Albert 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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] (a) pleasant; [and] praise is comely. (a) He shows in which we ought...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLVII. The LXX, perhaps rightly, divides the Ps. into two, Psalms 147:1-11 and Psalms 147:12-20 . Psalms 147:1-11 . An invitation to prais...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The second of these five Hallelujah Psalms, the EXODUS Psalm. Praise ye THE LORD. Hebrew Hallelu-JAH. App-4. Not "inserted by mistake in verse Ps...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Praise ye God, etc. Though the benefits he speaks of are such as God extends to all men indiscriminately, it is plain that he addresses mor...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. Praise is comely - It is decent, bef...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the church, his power, and his mercy: for his providence: for his blessings upon the kingdom, fo...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The four psalms (and probably the pr...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A song of praise in which the Psalmist recounts God's mercies (1) in restoring Jerusalem, (2) in helping those cast down, (3) in caring for the anima...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 135:3 is plainly before the poet in this verse; and yet, since Psalms 33 is in other respects his model, it is extremely doubtful whether...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 147:1-20 THE threefold calls to praise Jehovah ( Psalms 147:1 , Psalms 147:7 , Psalms 147:12 ) divide this psalm into three parts, the tw...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Why We Praise the Lord Psalms 147:1-11 It has been supposed that this psalm was prepared for use when the new walls of the city were completed...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm, beginning with a call which declares the pleasantness and comeliness of praise (v. Psa 147:1), the singer first celebrates the Divine...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 ta...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely. Ver. 1. It is good to sing prai...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Praise the Lord, for it is good It is acceptable to God, and greatly beneficial and productive of comfort to ourselves. It is pleasant, and praise...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the L ORD : for...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 147 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm may seem, from Psalms 147:2,13 , to have been composed by some holy prophet after the return of Israel from th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “Like the last Psalm, and like those which follow it, this is evidently an anthem intended for the service of the Second Temple. It cel...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 147:1 Consider the glory and the use of the Book of Psalms. I. Think, first, of the rareness and preciousness of that unique gift to the C...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is one of the Hallelujah Psalms; it begins and ends with «Praise ye the LORD.» May our hearts be in tune, that we may praise the Lord while we r...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 147:1 . Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; Ye that know him, ye that love him, «praise y...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 147:1 . Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. «It is good,» that is t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This Book of Psalms ends its golden stream in a cataract of praise. The last Psalms are Hallelujah Psalms; this one begins and ends, as several other...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 147:1 . Praise ye the LORD: This Psalm begins and ends with Hallelujah. So may this service, and so may our lives, commence and conclude w...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, like the preseding, is without title in the Hebrew or Chaldee; but is ascribed by the Versions to Haggai and Zechariah. REFLECTIONS....
The Biblical Illustrator

Praise ye the Lord. Genuine worship: - I. The transcendent excellence of true worship (verse 1). 1. It is good. (1) It accords with the c...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This psalm is generally assigned to the time of the dedication of the city wall ( Nehemiah 12:27-16 ), when the gate-towers had been...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise ye the Lord, the entire congregation of believers raising its voice to that end; for it is good to sing praises unto our God, with whom the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hallelujah to the God of Zion. A Hallelujah Psalm, setting forth God's providential care toward all creatures, but especially toward His people, H...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 122:1-4 ; Psalms 135:3 ; Psalms 33:1 ; Psalms 42:4 ; Psalms 63:3-5 ; Psalms 92:1 ; Revelation 19:1-6 ; Revelation 5:9-14

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 147:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 147:1