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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 147 This psalm is thought to be written by David, and according to Theodoret predicts the return of the Jews from Babylon, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Zerubbabel, which seems to be grounded on Psalms 147:2; though the words there agree well enough with the times of David; hence the title in the Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Syriac versions, and Apollinarius, is...
John Gill
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...
Matthew Henry
This is another psalm of praise. Some think it was penned after the return of the Jews from their captivity; but it is so much of a piece with Ps. cxlv. that I rather think it was penned by David, and what is said (ver. 2, 13) may well enough be applied to the first building and fortifying of Jerusalem in his time, and the gathering in of those that had been out-casts in Saul's time. The...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. Praise ye the Lord, or Hallelujah: The flow of the broad river of the Book of Psalms ends in a cataract of praise. The present Psalm begins and ends with Hallelujah. Jehovah and happy praise should ever be associated in the mind of a believer. Jove was dreaded, but Jehovah is beloved. To one and all of the true seed of Israel the Psalmist acts as choir master, and cries, "Praise ye the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: It is not enough for the Psalmist to do it himself. He wants help in it, so he says, “Praise ye the LORD.” Wake up, my brethren; bestir yourselves, my sisters; come, all of you, and unite in this holy exercise! “Praise ye the LORD.” Psa_147:1. For it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. When a thing is good, pleasant, and comely, you...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. “It is good,” that is to say, it is a thing that ought to be done, it is a right thing “to sing praises unto our God.” “It is good,” that is to say, it is profitable, it is beneficial to our own hearts. Prayer is refreshing, but praise is even more so, for there may be, and there often is,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; His “our God,” whether he be the God of other men or not.’ He is “our God” by his choice of us, and by our choice of him; “our God” by eternal covenant, to whom we also pledge ourselves: “This God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” Then let us “sing praises unto our God,” for “it is good” so to do....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: This Psalm begins and ends with Hallelujah. So may this service, and so may our lives, commence and conclude with Hallelujah!
Charles H. Spurgeon
For it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: Oh, that the Lord would do so here tonight!