Psalms 147:1 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely [is] praise.
English ASV
Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
English Amplified
PRAISE THE Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God, for He is gracious and lovely; praise is becoming and appropriate.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
PRAISE THE Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God, for He is gracious and lovely; praise is becoming and appropriate.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
English EASY 2024
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! It is good to sing to praise our God! Yes, it is right to praise him and it makes us happy.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Praise the Lord because he is good. Sing praises to our God. It is good and pleasant to praise him.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Hallelujah! It is good to sing psalms to our God. It is pleasant to sing {his} praise beautifully.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely.
English KJV 1611
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
English LSB
Praise Yah! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Hallelujah! I How good to celebrate our God in song; how sweet to give fitting praise.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God! How pleasant and right it is to praise him!
English NIV
Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
English NKJ 1982
Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
English NLT
Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how right!
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! How beautiful it is when we sing our praises to the beautiful God, for praise makes you lovely before him and brings him great delight!
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Hallelujah! Yes, praise the Lord! How good it is to sing his praises! How delightful, and how right!
English Tyndale 1537
Praise the everlasting. Praise ye the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God: yea a joyful and pleasant thing is it to be thankful.