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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἀλληλούϊα· Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου.
¶ Ἐπαίνει, Ἱερουσαλήμ, τὸν Κύριον, αἴνει τὸν Θεόν σου Σιών.
( Allaʸlouia; Angaiou kai Zaⱪariou.
¶ Epainei, Hierousalaʸm, ton Kurion, ainei ton Theon sou Siōn. )

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

147:1 In the original text, the following verses are numbered 12 to 20.

ULT Praise Yahweh!
⇔ How good it is to sing praises to our God,
⇔ how pleasant and suitable is a song of praise.

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

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.

147:1 Hebrew: יה Yah

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 No LEB PSA 147:1 verse available

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.

147.1 Elohim

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

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 psalmes 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.
(O praise the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing prayses unto or God: ye/you_all a joyful and pleasant thing is it to be thankfull.)

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

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

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

147.1 Alleluia. Psalmus iste facit amorem futuræ Jerusalem. Aggæi et Zachariæ dicitur, qui in captivitate reparationem Jerusalem prophetaverunt, quæ, ut Jeremias prædixit, post septuaginta annos facta est, id est, post volubilitatem totius temporis, quod septem diebus agitur. Lauda, Jerusalem. CASS. Totus hic psalmus potentiam Dei prædicat. Primo, dicit bona futuræ Jerusalem, secundo, dicit quæ bona hic dantur sanctis, ibi: Qui emittit. AUG. In captivitate adhuc constitutus propheta, etc., usque ad qui audivimus sic ructantem.

147.1 Alleluia. Psalmus this facit amorem futuræ Yerusalem. Aggæi and Zachariæ it_is_said, who in captivitate reparationem Yerusalem prophetaverunt, quæ, as Yeremias prædixit, after septuaginta years facts it_is, id it_is, after volubilitatem totius temporis, that seven days agitur. Lauda, Yerusalem. CASS. Totus this psalmus potentiam of_God prælet_him_say. Primo, dicit good futuræ Yerusalem, secundo, dicit which good this dantur sanctis, ibi: Who emittit. AUG. In captivitate adhuc constitutus propheta, etc., until to who audivimus so ructantem.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah that/for/because/then/when good sing_praises God,our that/for/because/then/when pleasant fitting praise )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

it is pleasant

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah that/for/because/then/when good sing_praises God,our that/for/because/then/when pleasant fitting praise )

The object may be supplied from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “it is pleasant to sing praises”

praise is suitable

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah that/for/because/then/when good sing_praises God,our that/for/because/then/when pleasant fitting praise )

Alternate translation: “praise is fitting” or “praise is appropriate”

Parallel PSA 147:1

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