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Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
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Good, Pleasant, and Beautiful
The psalmist gives three powerful reasons to praise God. Commentators explain that praise is 'good' because it is morally right and spiritually beneficial. It is 'pleasant,' a joyful and delightful activity, not a burdensome chore. Finally, it is 'comely,' meaning it is beautiful, fitting, and appropriate for created beings to honor their Creator.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Praise ye the Lord — Hallelujah. See (Psalms 146:1).
For it is good to sing praises unto our God…
19th Century
Anglican
Psalms 135:3 is plainly before the poet in this verse; and yet, since Psalms 33:0 is in other respects his model, it is extremely doubt…
Baptist
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant;
You that know him, you that love him, prai…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Praise ye the Lord When he shall reign, as Kimchi connects this psalm with the preceding; the arguments used to engage me…
Praising God is work that is its own reward. It is fitting; it is appropriate for us as reasonable creatures, and even more so as people in covenan…
