Salmos 147:1-2 NVI

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

Here, I. The duty of praise is recommended to us. It is not without reason that we are thus called to it again and again: Praise you the Lord (Ps. 147:1), and again (Ps. 147:7), Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, sing praise upon the harp to our God (let all our praises be directed to him and centre in him), for it is good to do so; it is our duty, and therefore good in itself; it is our interest, and therefore good for us. It is acceptable to our Creator and it answers the end of our... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:1

Praise ye the Lord ,.... When he shall reign, as Kimchi connects this psalm with the preceding; the arguments used to engage men to this work are taken partly from the nature of it, as in the next clauses; and partly from what the Lord is and does, as in the following verses; for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; it being agreeably to his revealed will, what he enjoins, approves of, and accepts, and is profitable to his people, as well as makes his glory; see Psalm 92:1 .... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:2

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem ,.... Literally, after the Babylonish captivity, according to some; or rather when taken from the Jebusites by David; or spiritually the church, which is often called Jerusalem, even the Gospel church, of which Christ is the builder, his ministers are instruments, his people are the materials, and which, though now greatly fallen to decay, will be rebuilt by him in the latter day; when his work will be revived among his saints, his Gospel more powerfully... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:1

Praise is comely - It is decent, befitting, and proper that every intelligent creature should acknowledge the Supreme Being: and as he does nothing but good to the children of men, so they should speak good of his name. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:2

The Lord doth build up - The psalmist appears to see the walls rising under his eye, because the outcasts of Israel, those who had been in captivity, are now gathered together to do the work. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:1

Verse 1 Praise ye God, etc. Though the benefits he speaks of are such as God extends to all men indiscriminately, it is plain that he addresses more especially God’s people, who alone behold his works in an enlightened manner, whereas stupidity and blindness of mind deprive others of their understanding. Nor is his subject confined to the common benefits of God, but the main thing which he celebrates is his mercy, as shown to his chosen people. That the Church may address itself to the praises... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:2

Verse 2 2.Jehovah building up, etc. He begins with the special mercy of God towards his Church and people, in choosing to adopt one nation out of all others, and selecting a fixed place where his name might be called upon. When he is here called the builder of Jerusalem, the allusion is not so much to the outward form and structure, as to the spiritual worship of God. It is a common figure in treating of the Church to speak of it as a building or temple. The meaning is, that the Church was not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1

Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God (comp. Psalms 92:1 ). For it is pleasant (see Psalms 135:3 ). And praise is comely ; rather, becoming , or seemly—suitable , that is, to such a Being as we know God to be. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1

In praise of praise. This psalm carries on and gloriously sustains the great Hallel of adoring gratitude and glad thanksgiving with which the Book of Psalms ends. This first verse contains a threefold laudation of the Lord's praise. I. BECAUSE " IT IS GOOD ." And this is most true. 1. In reference to God. For it ministers pleasure to him. Do not the experiences of many a parental heart bear witness to this truth? Are not we delighted with the loving utterances of our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1

The pleasantness of praise. When the poet Carpani inquired of his friend Haydn how it happened that his church music was always so cheerful, the great composer made the following reply: "I cannot make it otherwise; I write according to the thought I feel. When I think upon God, my heart is so full of joy that the notes dance and leap, as it were, from my pen, and since God has given me a cheerful heart, it will be pardoned me that I praise him with a cheerful spirit." Religious life and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 147:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 147:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 147:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:1

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