OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 1

Psalms 147:1

Praise the LORD,^†

for it is good to sing praises to our God;

for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 147:1 in context

Psalms 147:1–4

Selected verse

Praise the LORD,^†

for it is good to sing praises to our God;

for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

The LORD builds up Jerusalem.

He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

He heals the broken in heart,

and binds up their wounds.

He counts the number of the stars.

He calls them all by their names.

Notes from World English Bible Updated

Read the complete chapter in World English Bible Updated.