The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 147 v 1

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Posted by Psalms on Monday, 18 January 2016

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.

147:1. Praise ye the LORD, or Hallelujah. The flow of the broad river of the Book of Psalms ends in a cataract of praise. Jehovah and happy praise should ever be associated in the mind of a believer.

Praise ye the LORD. Such an exhortation may fitly be addressed to all those who owe anything to the favor of God; and which of us does not?

For it is good to sing praises unto our God. It is good because it is right, acceptable with God, beneficial to ourselves, and stimulating to our fellows. Singing in the heart is good, but singing with heart and voice is better, for it allows others to join with us.

or it is pleasant; and praise is comely. It is refreshing to the truly refined mind, and it is agreeable to the eye of the pure in heart: it is delightful both to hear and to see a whole assembly praising the Lord. Let each reader feel that he and his family ought to constitute a choir for the daily praises of the Lord.

Excerpt from:

The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)