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Psalms 147:7
Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, in giving all honor to His almighty power and mercy; sing praise upon the harp, or "zither," unto our God;
Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, in giving all honor to His almighty power and mercy; sing praise upon the harp, or "zither," unto our God;
Verse Psalms 147:7. _SING UNTO THE LORD_] ענו _enu_, sing a responsive song, sing in parts, answer one another....
SING UNTO THE LORD WITH THANKSGIVING - Accompany the praise of God - the expression of worship - with a grateful remembrance of the past. The one will aid the other, and the two will constitute accept...
PSALM 144-150 THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven times. Each one of these Ps...
CXLVII. The LXX, perhaps rightly, divides the Ps. into two, Psalms 147:1 and Psalms 147:12. PSALMS 147:1. An invitation to praise Yahweh for His almighty power and His kindness to Israel. Observe how...
_sing_praise] Make melody unto our God with harp, as Psalms 98:5 _a_....
A renewed call to praise Jehovah for His beneficence, and to recognise the conditions of His favour....
DISCOURSE: 746 THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD Psalms 147:5. _Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground....
SING UNTO THE LORD WITH THANKSGIVING— Hebrew, _Answer to the Lord in praise._ "Sing alternately;" which may fairly be supposed to be the sense intended by the prophet, as it was the ancient practice t...
PSALMS 147 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Praise for the Restoration of Jerusalem and for Israel's Preeminence: with Grateful Recognition of Rain and of Spring. ANALYSIS After the Repetition and Expansion of th...
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: SING UNTO THE LORD WITH THANKSGIVING - literally, 'answer;' i:e., 'sing ye responsively' () (DeBurgh). Rather, 'respond...
147:7 psalms (h-7) See Psalms 30:12 ; Psalms 47:6 ; Psalms 138:1 . Sing (i-1) As Numbers 21:17 . Lit. 'Respond,' as...
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 animal world, and (4) in the changing seasons....
SING PRAISE] better, 'make melody.'...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD’S LOVE AND *POWER PSALMS 147 THE 2ND *HALLELUJAH PSALM Jesus said, "If God makes the grass green (so that it looks right), how much more will
SING. — Literally, _answer,_ which some think suggests an antiphonal arrangement. Though the strophic arrangement is only loosely marked, the psalm takes a new departure here, with a fresh invocation...
עֱנ֣וּ לַ יהוָ֣ה בְּ תֹודָ֑ה זַמְּר֖וּ לֵ
Psalms 147:1 THE threefold calls to praise Jehovah (Psalms 147:1, Psalms 147:7, Psalms 147:12) divide this psalm into three parts, the two fo
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 in the days of Nehemiah. It contains a further enumer...
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 activity in restoring His people (vv. Psa 147:2-6)....
or Hebrew Psalm cxlvii. Ver. 18. _Wind. "Spirit." The blessed Trinity (St. Jerome) grants compunction. (Berthier) --- By preaching and grace conversions are wrought._...
I do not think it needful to go over the several things here mentioned. If Jesus doth thus order, arrange, direct, and bless his church, and take delight in those that hope in his mercy; what can be m...
7._Sing to Jehovah in thanksgiving _Again he exhorts to sing the praises of God, intimating at the same time that abundant matter was not wanting, since new proofs still meet our eyes of his power, go...
In Psalms 147 the saints take their place now in Jerusalem and Zion to say what He is. He is their God; He builds up Jerusalem and gathers together the outcasts of Israel, healing the broken in heart...
SING UNTO THE LORD WITH THANKSGIVING,.... These are the words of the psalmist unto the Israelites, according to Aben Ezra and Kimchi; but may be an exhortation to all men, especially good men; who are...
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Ver. 7. _Sing unto the Lord_] Heb. answer, that is, sing by turns, as Hos 2:15 Deuteronomy 31:21. Or, answer God's goodne...
_Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving_ Hebrew, ענו ליהוה בתודה, literally, _answer to the Lord in praise._ “Sing alternately,” which may fairly be supposed to be the sense intended by the psalmist, as...
1-11 Praising God is work that is its own wages. It is comely; it becomes us as reasonable creatures, much more as people in covenant with God. He gathers outcast sinners by his grace, and will bring...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 147:7 Sing H6030 (H8798) LORD H3068 thanksgiving H8426 praises H2167 (H8761) harp H3658 God H430...
Psalms 147:7 We might almost assert that this Psalm was composed in spring. Spring, as Eastern travellers tell us, comes with a suddenness and beauty in that bare land of Palestine that we can hardly...
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 read these words of praise! Psalms 147:1. _Praise y...
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 ye the Lord.» «It is good: «it is right, it is accepta...
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 with Hallelujah! Psalms 147:1. For it is good to sing...
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 to say, it is a thing that ought to be done, it is a r...
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 others do, with «Hallelujah.» Psalms 147:1. _Praise ye...
CONTENTS: A call to praise God. The greatness and condescending goodness of the Lord celebrated. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Praise is comely it becomes us as reasonable creatures on account of God...
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 people are here exhorted to praise God for all th...
_Praise ye the Lord._ GENUINE WORSHIP: - I. The transcendent excellence of true worship (verse 1). 1. It is good. (1) It accords with the constitution of the human soul. (2) It accords with the D...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 147:1. Here the praise is focused on gratitude for some great work of “building up Jerusalem” (or rebuilding it after the exile), and for the Creator who sustains his creati...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 147:7 The next section moves from God’s universal provision (RAIN, so that all animals have FOOD) to his special care for his faithful....
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 celebrates God’s almighty and gracious rule over His pe...
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 set up, and the gates and bars put in their places (see Ps...
Praise ye the LORD [or hallelujah]: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; it's pleasant; praise is comely [or desirable, beautiful]. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the ou...
Exodus 15:20; Exodus 15:21; Psalms 107:21; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 47:6