Psalms

Psalm 147:1

1Hallelujah!a

How good it is to sing praises to our God,

how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

Footnotes

  • a 147:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verse 20

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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hallelujahהַ֥לְלוּhal·lūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1984 shine
Howכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
goodט֭וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to sing praisesזַמְּרָ֣הzam·mə·rāhVerb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH2167 make music
to our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
howכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
pleasantנָ֝עִיםnā·‘îmAdjective - masculine singularH5273 pleasant, delightful
and lovelyנָאוָ֥הnā·wāhAdjective - feminine singularH5000 comely, seemly
to praiseתְהִלָּֽה׃ṯə·hil·lāhNoun - feminine singularH8416 praise, song of praise

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 135:3 · Psalm 92:1 · Psalm 33:1 · Psalm 42:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.