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 acceptable; it is good for you, the Lord counts it good. "It is good to sing praises unto our God;" and to God alone. There is no better argument for anything than that it is good, for good men delight in that which is good because it is good. "For it is pleasant." That is a very happy conjunction, for it is not everything that is good that is pleasant, medicine to wit. It is not everything that is pleasant that is good, for there are some things that are pleasant in the mouth, but they are poison in the bowels. But to sing praises unto our God is both good and pleasant.
Psalms 147:1. And praise is comely.
Or, beautiful, delightful, it is the right thing. Men never look so like angels as when they are praising God, and angels are never more heavenly than when they are engaged in the worship of heaven; and that worship is praise. Here are the psalmist’s reasons for praising God,-
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 acceptable; it is good for you, the Lord counts it good. "It is good to sing praises unto our God;" and to God alone. There is no better argument for anything than that it is good, for good men delight in that which is good because it is good. "For it is pleasant." That is a very happy conjunction, for it is not everything that is good that is pleasant, medicine to wit. It is not everything that is pleasant that is good, for there are some things that are pleasant in the mouth, but they are poison in the bowels. But to sing praises unto our God is both good and pleasant.
Psalms 147:1. And praise is comely.
Or, beautiful, delightful, it is the right thing. Men never look so like angels as when they are praising God, and angels are never more heavenly than when they are engaged in the worship of heaven; and that worship is praise. Here are the psalmist’s reasons for praising God,-