Verse List for PSA 147:1

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OET (OET-RV) Praise Yahweh. ⇔ How good it is to sing praises to our god, ⇔ ≈ How pleasant and suitable is a praise song.

OET-LV Praise Yah if/because is_good to _sing _praises _to god _of_our if/because is_pleasant is_suitable praise.

ULT Hallelu Yah! ⇔ For, it is good to make music, to our God, ⇔  for praise, is pleasant and suitable.

UST Praise Yahweh! ⇔ Singing praises to our God is a good thing to do. ⇔  He deserves it, and it makes us happy.

BSB & MSB Hallelujah![fn] ⇔ How good [it is] to sing praises to our God, ⇔  how pleasant and lovely to praise [Him]!

OEB Hallelujah. ⇔ It is good to sing praise to our God, ⇔  for praise is sweet and seemly.

WEBBE Praise the LORD,[fn] ⇔  for it is good to sing praises to our God; ⇔  for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

WMBB Praise the LORD, ⇔  for it is good to sing praises to our God; ⇔  for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

NET Praise the Lord, ⇔ for it is good to sing praises to our God! ⇔ Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

LSV Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God,
For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.

FBV Praise the Lord, for it's good to sing praises to our God! Praise is wonderful and beautiful!

T4T Praise Yahweh! ⇔ It is good to sing to praise our God. ⇔  It is a delightful thing to do and the right thing to do.

LEB
• Praise Yah.[fn]
• For it is good to sing praises to our God;
• for it is pleasant; praise is fitting.

BBE Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

Moff Hallelujah. ⇔ Praise the Eternal, for he is good; ⇔  make melody to our God, for he is gracious.

JPS Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

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

DRA Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.

YLT Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.

Drby Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our [fn]God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.

RV Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
(Praise ye/you_all the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.)

SLT Praise ye Jah: for it is good to play on the harp to our God; for it is pleasant: praise is becoming.

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

KJB-1769 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
(Praise ye/you_all the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises vnto our God: for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Prayse ye the Lorde, for it is a good thyng: sing psalmes vnto our Lorde, for it is a pleasaunt thing, his praise is to be desired.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord, for it is a good thing: sing psalms unto our Lord, for it is a pleasant thing, his praise is to be desired.)

Gnva Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord, for it is good to sing unto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.)

Cvdl O prayse the LORDE, for it is a good thinge to synge prayses vnto or God: yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thinge is it to be thankfull.
(Oh praise the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto or God: ye/you_all a joyful and pleasant thing is it to be thankful.)

Wycl It is wel plesaunt to the Lord on men that dreden hym; and in hem that hopen on his mercy.
(It is well pleasant to the Lord on men that dreading him; and in hem that hoping on his mercy.)

Luth Lobet den HErr’s; denn unsern GOtt loben, das ist ein köstlich Ding; solch Lob ist lieblich und schön.
(Praise the LORD’s; because/than ours God praise, the is a delicious thing; such praise(n) is lovely/delightful and beautiful.)

ClVg Alleluja. [Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum; lauda Deum tuum, Sion.[fn]
(Alleluya. [Praise, Yerusalem, the_Master; praise God your(sg), Sion.)

UHB הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ כִּי־ט֭וֹב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑י⁠נוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀλληλούϊα· Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου.
¶  Ἐπαίνει, Ἱερουσαλήμ, τὸν Κύριον, αἴνει τὸν Θεόν σου Σιών.

BrTr Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias.[fn]
¶  Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.