King James Version

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.

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הַ֥לְלוּhallvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.יָ֨הּyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…ט֭וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…זַמְּרָ֣הzamrahgive praiseזָמַרverb, piel, infinitive construct — “give praise”, the to-form of the verbH2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musicgive praise, sing forth praises, psalms.אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נָ֝עִיםnaimpleasantנָעִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pleasant”, the ordinary formH5273delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)pleasant(-ure), sweet.נָאוָ֥הnavahbecomethנָאוֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “becometh”, the ordinary formH5000suitable, or beautifulbecometh, comely, seemly.תְהִלָּֽהtehilahpraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “praise”, the ordinary formH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλληλούϊα· Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθὸν ψαλμός, τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν ἡδυνθείη αἴνεσις.